Drawings

Saint Thomas; Saint Peter; Saint Matthew

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1923
Accession number: 2000.5.942
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: 8 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. (22.2 x 16.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three lights and tracery. Left light depicts St. Thomas holding a wooden angle in right hand. He is wearing a blue and gold gown with a blue/purple cloak. The central panel depicts St. Peter holding a book in right hand and a key in left. He is wearing a blue gown and a green cloak. Above is an image of a Pelican on a nest. Right panel shows St. Matthew in red gown with green sleeves holding a book. All three figures are presented in front of stylized vines standing on grass.
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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