Drawings

Saint Gregory, Saint Lawrence and Others Performing Mass

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1866
Accession number: 2000.5.1550.77
Makers: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (19.4 x 13.3 cm.) book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
Medium: ink and graphite on tracing paper
Description: Tracing. St. Gregory is seen kneeling in front of altar - back view - two saints kneeling on either side of him holding large candlesticks - St. Lawrence kneeling at right. At the left of the altar stands a cardinal holding three-tiered crown and at right stands a bishop holding his pastoral staff. Behind the altar is Christ, standing inside tomb, wounds bleeding into cup at altar. Behind him, the well is hung with an assortment of carpentry tools.
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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