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How Galahad sought the Sangreal

Panel
1880-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris & Co. (maker)
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Panel. Galahad with spear and shield standing on a promontory, his hands raised in prayer whilst the angel with the grail appears before him. Below, an inscription:"HOW GALAHAD SOUGHT THE SANGREAL AND FOUND IT BECAUSE HIS HEART WAS SINGLE SO HE FOLLOWED IT TO SARRAS THE CITY OF THE SPIRIT". Mainly blue, red, green and yellow. Outlines in grisaille.


Object details

Categories
Images Online
Glass
Stained Glass
Religion
Christianity
British Galleries
SCRAN
Object type
Panel
TitleHow Galahad sought the Sangreal (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stained glass
Stained Glass
Lead
Brief description
Stained glass panel, 'Galahad sees The Holy Grail' by E. Burne-Jones & William Morris, stained glass, Britain, 1880-1890
Physical description
Panel. Galahad with spear and shield standing on a promontory, his hands raised in prayer whilst the angel with the grail appears before him. Below, an inscription:"HOW GALAHAD SOUGHT THE SANGREAL AND FOUND IT BECAUSE HIS HEART WAS SINGLE SO HE FOLLOWED IT TO SARRAS THE CITY OF THE SPIRIT". Mainly blue, red, green and yellow. Outlines in grisaille.
Dimensions
  • In display frame height: 75.1cm
  • In display frame width: 38.6cm
  • In display frame depth: 2.5cm
  • Sight, including leads height: 70.2cm
  • Sight, including leads width: 35.4cm
Style
Arts and Crafts
Marks and inscriptions
"HOW GALAHAD SOUGHT THE SANGREAL AND FOUND IT BECAUSE HIS / HEART WAS SINGLE SO HE FOLLOWED IT TO SARRAS THE CITY OF THE SPIRIT" (Decoration; at the bottom of the design; stained glass)
Credit line
Given by Sir Philip Burne-Jones, Bart.
Subjects depicted
Christianity
Mythology
Purity
History
Angel
Holy Grail
Trees
Water
Galahad (Sir)
Bibliographic references
  • Absolon, Patrick (ed.), Le Roi Arthur: une legende en devenir, Paris, Somogy, 2008
  • Conrad, Christopher, 'The Quest of the Sangreal and Religious Themes' in Edward Burne-Jones: The Earthly ParadiseStaatsgalerie Stuttgart & Kunstmuseum, Bern. 157-177. ill.
  • Object Information File
  • Bryant, Julius. Art and Design for all: The Victoria and Albert Museum . London: V&A publishing, 2011. ISBN 978 1 85177 666 5
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.626-1920

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Record createdJuly 27, 1998
Record URL
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