Angel with Palm Frond and Lyre; Saint Luke the Physician; Angel with Palm Frond and Violin
Maker
Unknown, British
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Angel with Palm Frond and Lyre; St. Luke the Physician; Angel with Palm Frond and Violin
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1923
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions8 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (21.9 x 20 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights. Right panel shows angel holding a palm frond in right hand and lyre in left. The angel is wearing a green gown with a white and gold mantle. Central panel shows St. Luke holding foliage in right hand and book in left. He is wearing a red gown with a white and gold brocade mantle. An emblem of the calf is in the grisaille patterning above. Right panel shows angel with a palm frond in right hand and violin in left. The angel is in a blue gown with a whtie and gold mantle. All three figures are presented in front of a blue scroll-patterned curtain with a green band at bottom. they are standing on a tiled ground with grisaille pattern work above.
Inscribedverso center in pink ink: "WIMBLEDON . S. MARY'S CH / 1";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 378 Aug. 14, 1923"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.946
Unknown
ca. 1912
Object number: 2000.5.1420
Unknown
ca. 1909
Object number: 2000.5.1391
Edward Burne-Jones
1907
Object number: 2000.5.650
Unknown, British
ca. 1923
Object number: 2000.5.947
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1926
Object number: 2000.5.968
