Drawings

Saint Matthew; Saint Mark; Saint Luke

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1923
Accession number: 2000.5.937
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932)
Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three lights. The left light depicts St. Matthew resting a book on his right knee which is raised and supporting the other side with his left hand. He is holding a quill with his right hand. Behind him is an angel with red wings. He is wearing a red gown with a white and gold brocade mantle. By his left foot is an open bag of money. The central panel depicts St. Mark holding a book with his left hand and using a quill with his right. He is wearing a light blue gown with gold and a white and gold mantle. A lion with red wings is behind him. The left light depicts St. Luke in a red gown with a whtie and gold brocade mantle. He is writing with a quill in his right hand and supporting the book with his left hand and right knee. A calf with blue, green and gold wings is behind him. All three figures are presented in front of blue curtains with foliage behind 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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