Drawings

Nine Figures and Dies Domini

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1905
Accession number: 2000.5.723
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (44.5 x 27.6 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three tall lancets with three subjects, one above another - rose above showing Dies Domini surrounded by angels, left lancet. (top-bottom): St Matthew, St Mark, Isaiah; center lancet: Christ as Love, Mary Virgin, St john; right lancet St Luke, St John Evangelist, Ezekiel. All against backgrounds of scrolled foliage in pale green and brown.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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