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Adam and Eve after the Fall

Stained Glass Design
1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
James Powell (manufactured by)
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

This is one of three designs that the artist Burne-Jones produced for a stained-glass window. Each shows a scene from the Old Testament part of the Bible: Adam and Eve after the Fall, Building the Tower of Babel and King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

The window was for the Dining Hall at St Andrew's College at Bradfield in Berkshire. We do not know how this commission came about, but there were various family and business connections between the staff of the college and William Morris and Burne-Jones. Morris is alleged to have helped Burne-Jones with the design. He was the model for the figure of Adam in the first panel.


Object details

Categories
Stained Glass
Ecclesiastical Art/Craft
Designs
Religion
Object type
Stained glass design
TitleAdam and Eve after the Fall (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and Indian ink
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
1 of 3 cartoons for stained glass in the west window of the Dining Hall, St Andrew's College, Bradfield, by Edward Burne-Jones, 1857.
Physical description
Design for a stained glass window
Dimensions
  • Height: 214.4cm
  • Width: 47.8cm
  • Frame height: 2225mm
  • Frame width: 565mm
  • Frame depth: 35mm
Style
Pre-Raphaelite
Production typeDesign
Object history
Purchased, 1970

James Powell and Sons, The Whitefriars Glass co.

Exhibited: 'Sir Edward Burne-Jones', City Art Gallery, Sheffield, October-November 1971
Subjects depicted
Infant
Angel
Tree
Flower
Plants
Adam
Eve
Summary
This is one of three designs that the artist Burne-Jones produced for a stained-glass window. Each shows a scene from the Old Testament part of the Bible: Adam and Eve after the Fall, Building the Tower of Babel and King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

The window was for the Dining Hall at St Andrew's College at Bradfield in Berkshire. We do not know how this commission came about, but there were various family and business connections between the staff of the college and William Morris and Burne-Jones. Morris is alleged to have helped Burne-Jones with the design. He was the model for the figure of Adam in the first panel.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419
  • M. Bell, Edward Burne-Jones A Record and Review, London and New York, 1892, p.67.
  • A Vallance, 'The decorative art of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart.' Easter Art Annual, supplement to the Art Journal, London, 1900, p.2. repro. figs. 2 & 3
  • F. De Lisle, Burne-Jones, London, 1904, p.32
  • J. Gordon-Christian, 'Source material: The archives of the Whitefriars Studios, London', Artifex, Joural of the crafts, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1968, vol.I, pp.30-46, nos. 2-4, repro.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1319-1970

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Record createdJanuary 8, 2004
Record URL
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