Drawings

Christ Preaching; Peace; Truth; Peace

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1928
Accession number: 2000.5.982
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 John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932)
Dimensions: 5 x 2 3/4 in. (12.7 x 7 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Four lights, top two are roundels showing Christ preaching and Peace, who is forging swords into sickles. The lower lights show Truth reading from a book and holding a mirror, and Peace holding an olive branch. The are both standign in front of stylized foliage and have scrolls above their heads. The image of Christ preaching is a replacement.
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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