Drawings

Saint Martin; Saint Michael

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1920
Accession number: 2000.5.845
Makers: John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932); Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (18.1 x 9.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass. Two lights and lunette showing angel with crown, foliage on either side. Left light shows St Martin in armor with red and green cloak - he's holding up a corner to cut with a knife. Right light shows St Michael spearing the devil/ dragon in armor, with red wings. Both have blue drapery backgrounds, foliage above and scroll below. Scrolls above heads for names.
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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