Drawings

Saint Michael Killing the Demon; Virgin and Child; Centurion; Christ as Love

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1922
Accession number: 2000.5.918
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designers: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932)
Dimensions: 9 x 12 3/8 in. (22.9 x 31.4 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Four lights. Left light depicts St. Michael standing on dragon withlance in his right hand. He is wearing gold armor and has red wings and halo. The left center image shows Mary seated with the Christ child standing on her right knee. Behind them is a red curtain, angels and foliage. The right center light is a depiction of a Centurion. The figure is wearing a green mantle and holding a lance in the crook of his right arm. His hands are clasped together and he is looking to his left. The far right light is depicting Christ without cross. The figure is depicted holding a large cross of wood with left arm, while with his right hand leads the viewer to the gold chalice on the ground. Both right figures are presented in front of a red cloth with a blue pattern above and grass below.
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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