Drawings

Mary Virgin; Saint John; Saint Mary Magdalene

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1905
Accession number: 2000.5.1351
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Designer: designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.6 x 26 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass: three lancets. Left lancet shows Mary the Virgin in patterned white over blue, holding lilies. Central light shows St John in white over red, hands clasped. Right light shows St Mary Magdalene in patterned white over orange with green sash, hands clasped. Blue patterned backgrounds, trees and sky above; below dense foliage and name 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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