Candle, Crucifixion and Stained Glass
Draughtsman: Piper, John
History note: The artist; his wife, Myfanwy Piper, by descent to Suzannah Brooks
Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Height: 388 mm
Width: 578 mm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2002) by H.M. Government
A design for the chapel in Robinson College, Cambridge, showing a possible positioning of Piper's design for a ceramic 'Crucifixion', within the chapel and his original idea for the glass window. The Crucifixion was never realised, but a ceramic Deposition took its place.
Paper
Black ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Red ink
Graphite
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour, black and red ink and collage over graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.38-2002
Primary reference Number: 80862
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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