Drawings

Christ in Majesty

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1914
Accession number: 2000.5.797
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932)
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (18.1 x 18.1 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Stained glass design for south transcept rose window. Center circle depicts Christ seated on a rainbow with an orb seated on his lap and his right hand blessing. Red angels are behind him. Six circles surround the central image. The upper center circle depicts an angel with two flutes (recorder). The upper left circle shows an angel with a harp. The lower left circle depicts and angel with an organ and the bottom circle shows a scroll. The lower right circle shows an angel with a recorder. The upper right circle shows an angel with a violin. The angels are presented on a blue field with stars in the background.
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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