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Figures of saints after Andrea Mantegna, by Edward Burne-Jones

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An image of Sketchbook. Recto: Copy of the two figures of saints in the right foreground from the left wing 'The Ascension' from the Andrea Mantegna triptych in the Uffizi. Verso: Upper design: from the narrow point of the spandril out is a group of angels at the wide part is a group of musicians; lower design: at the wide part is a single female saint (?) leading to the narrow point is a group of angels. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Coverboards covered with white linen. Front cover has horizontal slits at the upper and lower right sides. Off-white paper. Collocation: each sheet is separately taped to the binding; there are 28ff and a single beige sheet on either side of these. Front and back leaves are blank, recto and verso. Height, sheet size, 179 mm, width, sheet size, 254, mm, 1873.

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Sketchbook. Recto: Copy of the two figures of saints in the right foreground from the left wing 'The Ascension' from the Andrea Mantegna triptych in the Uffizi. Verso: Upper design: from the narrow point of the spandril out is a group of angels at the wide part is a group of musicians; lower design: at the wide part is a single female saint (?) leading to the narrow point is a group of angels. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Coverboards covered with white linen. Front cover has horizontal slits at the upper and lower right sides. Off-white paper. Collocation: each sheet is separately taped to the binding; there are 28ff and a single beige sheet on either side of these. Front and back leaves are blank, recto and verso. Height, sheet size, 179 mm, width, sheet size, 254, mm, 1873.

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  • Accession Number: 1070(5).f.5
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Camera: Leaf Valeo 22(LF3050 )/Mamiya RB 67
  • Photographer name: Mark Box
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 771 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 498.78kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:12:14 14:02:20

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19th Century Andrea Mantegna ascension British Burne-Jones Christianity copy after draperies drapery drawing Edward Burne-Jones English Fitz_PDP Mantegna Pre-Raphaelite recto religion religious saints Sir Edward Burne-Jones sketch sketchbook

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