Drawings

St. John; St. James the Greater

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1870
Accession number: 2000.5.1229
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designers: designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); designed by William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (17.1 x 14 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Two lights. Left light shows St. John in blue and red over white, holding cup with winged serpent. Right light shows St. James the Greater in green lined with red over white, holding palm and pilgrim's staff, wearing pilgrim's cap. Quarry grounds, border of yellow leaves with alternating red and blue grounds.
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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