Drawings

Abraham; Centurion [?]; Abraham's Sacrifice; Enoch Led by the Angel

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1916
Accession number: 2000.5.1452
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 14 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (37.1 x 19.1 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass: two lancets, separated in two segments with tracery above of seraph heads and white wings, angel holding handlerchief and one holding lamp, angel in central quatrefoil holding sphere showing Creation (Adam and Eve). Left lancet shows Abraham above in white and red over golden armor, holding sword and red-cross shield. Below, Abraham's sacrifice - angel preventing Abraham from killing son. Right lancet shows centurion in white and green over russet tunic, over armor, holding spear, hands in prayer. Below, Enoch led by angel holding palm - landscape backgrounds with scrolls below in lower panels. Blue drapery backgrounds above, open tree work backgrounds above between 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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