Drawings

Saint George; Christ as Love; Saint Michael

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1919
Accession number: 2000.5.842
Makers: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932); Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34.6 x 23.5 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass. Three lights divided in three tiers. Top to bottom. Left light top shows angel with dulcimer, St George in armor holding banner and shield; below St George killing the dragon. Central light op shows angel with veil, then Christ as Love in red, chalice at feet, holding cross (living tree); below, Christ carrying cross. Right light top shows angel with dulcimer, then St Michael in armor, standing on devil; below martyrdom of St. Stephen (stored*(^&)^). Behind figure is blue drapery and ladscape, scroll between central and lower tiers.
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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