Drawings

Saint Martin; Saint Michael Killing the Demon

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1921
Accession number: 2000.5.912
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (13.7 x 8.9 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Two lights. Left light depicts St. Martin in a green cloak lined with crimson. The figure is similar to Burne-Jones' Generosity. St. Martin is cutting his cloak with a knife in his right hand. Right light depicts St. Michael in gold armor with blue wings spearing the devil. The devil is represented with red wings and a tail. The figures are presented on a ground of blue with quarries above and below with name scrolls beneath. Sketch of church on verso in pencil.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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