Drawings

Christ on Cross; Four Female Figures

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1869
Accession number: 2000.5.1228
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (22.5 x 21.3 cm.)
Medium: watercolor, ink and graphite on paper
Description: Three lancets, central only sketched lightly in graphite. Left lancet shows figures in three tiers, at top, Mary Virgin in blue and red over white, holding book and lily. Second tier shows woman in profile, praying - in green and yellow (possibly 'Religion'). Third tier shows angel in blue holding up left hand above head (possibly 'Hope'). Right lancet shows Christ on Cross, flanked by six angels and above, angels holding sun and moon. Panel below shows female figure in red holding book and chalice with serpant (probably 'Faith'). Quarry grounds and multi-colored borders.
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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