Drawings

Saint Christopher; Saint Michael

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2000.5.1506
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 3 in. (20 x 7.6 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass: two lights and quatrefoil of angel playing dulcimer. Left light shows St Christopher in red, holding staff, with Christ child on his shoulder, standing in river. Right light shows St Michael in armor and tunic, holding spear and red shield, standing on dragon and flames - Michael has blue wings. Below, multi-colored border and scroll across both bases on quarry ground. Quarries above with scrolls.
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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