Drawings
Saint Martin; Saint Michael Killing the Demon
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- Date
- ca. 1921
- Accession number
- 2000.5.912
- Maker
- Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
- Designer
- designed by 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.
