Drawings

Design for Stained Glass

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1863
Accession number: 2000.5.475
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Attributeds: Ford Madox Brown(Opens in new tab) (British, 1821–1893); William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Designers: William Elstob Marshall(Opens in new tab) (British, 1836–1884); Dante Gabriel Rossetti(Opens in new tab) (British, 1828–1882); Philip Webb(Opens in new tab) (British, 1831–1915)
Dimensions: 14 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (37.8 x 23.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Fourteen large lights and tracery. The upper seven windows depict Christ and the prophets (St. Elizabeth, Anna Prophetessa, Mary Virgin, St. Mary Magdalene, Martha, Mary of Bethany, St. John Baptist, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John Evangelist, St. Paul). The central panel shows Christ in majesty crowned with an orb. The three panels to his left and right are double tiered with images of the prophets. The lower seven windows depict the prophets of the old testament (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon, Joseph of Nazareth, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Elijah). The central image shows St. Peter with Agnus Dei below. The three panels to his left and right are double tiered.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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