Quest for the Holy Grail - Study for The Attainment
© Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
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Description
A horizontal composition featuring two knights on the far left, one kneeling, arms stretched out, hands cupped. Three angels stand in the middle of a landscape, two holding candles, the third holding a plate and a lance. Sir Galahad is to the right, kneeling before an open door to a chapel, where the Holy Grail rests on an altar, as three additional angels kneel on the far right, facing left.
Artist
Artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Dimensions
516mm x 1593mm
Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on buff paper.
Acquisition
Presented by Mrs Gertrude Burney, 1949.
Accession Number
1949P6
