Drawings

Three Angels

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2000.5.1476
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. (22.2 x 16.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass: three lights and tracery of seraph heads and wings - multi-foil above of Agnud Dei (lamb carrying red cross banner). Left light shows angel in white patterned with yellow, with blue and green wings, holding scroll which reads "I WILL SING WITH THE SPIRIT." Central light shows angel in blue and green with red wings, holding open book. Right light shows angel in white patterned with yellow, with blue and green wings, holding scroll which reads "I WILL SING WITH THE UNDERSTANDING." Scrolled patternwork backgrounds.
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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