The Last Judgement
Stained Glass Design
1896 (made)
1896 (made)
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Morris & Company commissioned this design for stained glass for the west window of St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, which was erected in 1897. It provides an example of Burne-Jones's practice of making photographic enlargements of his designs and then working on them further in paint and chalk. The design represents Christ at his Second Coming surrounded by angels above a town in a state of upheaval. In the foreground is a frieze of women and children, some standing on tombs from which they have emerged. The elongated figures clothed in complex folds of drapery are typical of Burne-Jones's mature style. The design is remarkable for its subdued, even deathly, colour scheme. It lacks the intense reds and blues of the completed stained glass.
Object details
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| Title | The Last Judgement (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph, with tempera and chalks |
| Brief description | Design for a stained glass window at St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham depicting The Last Judgement, by Edward Burne-Jones, British, 1896. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Summary | Morris & Company commissioned this design for stained glass for the west window of St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, which was erected in 1897. It provides an example of Burne-Jones's practice of making photographic enlargements of his designs and then working on them further in paint and chalk. The design represents Christ at his Second Coming surrounded by angels above a town in a state of upheaval. In the foreground is a frieze of women and children, some standing on tombs from which they have emerged. The elongated figures clothed in complex folds of drapery are typical of Burne-Jones's mature style. The design is remarkable for its subdued, even deathly, colour scheme. It lacks the intense reds and blues of the completed stained glass. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fagence Cooper, Suzanne, Pre Raphaelite Art in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, V&A Publications, 2003. 176p., ill. ISBN I 85177 393 2 |
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| Accession number | 1000-1901 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2004 |
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