Drawings

Centurion; Christ as Love

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1921
Accession number: 2000.5.865
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 5 in. (21.9 x 12.7 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Two lights and foliage trefoils (2) and quatrefoil (1) above. Left light shows Centurion in blue cloak over tunic and armor, holding spear, hands in prayer. Right light shows Christ as Love in red, holding rustic cross and gesturing towards chalice on ground. Both have colored borders and quarry grounds.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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