Drawings

Minstrel Angels; Saint Martin; Saint Margaret

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1894
Accession number: 2000.5.1277
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.2 x 25.7 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Four lights and tracery of seraph heads with blue wings. Left light shows minstrel angel with palm and lyre, in white over pink with blue wings. Below, scene of giving Drink to the Thirsty (figure stooping with pitcher to offer drink to seated woman and children). Second light shows St. Martin in golden armor, helmet and cape, cutting cape with knife; below, scene of Clothing the Naked (figure offering cloth to seated woman and children). Third light shows St. Margaret in white over blue with pink sash, trampling dragon, holding palm; below, scene of Visiting the Sick (indoors - standing figure with basket and child, approaching reclining figure on bed, and child kneeling on floor). Fourth light shows angel in patterned robe over white with blue wings, holding palm and violin. Below, scene of Feeding the Hungry (standing figure offering food to seated figures with children). Foliage backgrounds behind panels.
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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