Musei di San Domenico (Forlì, Italy): Pre-Raphaelites: A Modern Renaissance
- Artist
- Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt 1833–1898
- Medium
- Oil paint on 3 canvases
- Dimensions
- Frame: 1336 × 984 × 85 mm
support: 1086 × 737 mm
frame: 1339 × 1819 × 80 mm
support: 1086 × 1562 mm
frame: 1333 × 984 × 80 mm
support: 1086 × 737 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by G.H. Bodley in memory of George Frederick Bodley 1934
- Reference
- N04743
Display caption
This triptych was originally commissioned for the Church of St Paul's, Brighton. It is one of the most important large-scale works from the early part of Burne-Jones's career. After it had been installed in St Paul's he decided that the central panel was too complicated and went on to paint a second version for the church. His handling of the Biblical story owes much to the paintings of the Italian Renaissance, particularly to nativity scenes by Fra Angelico and Tintoretto. He was also influenced by Rossetti, who was then working on a triptych for Llandaff Cathedral. Among those who modelled for the picture were William and Jane Morris, and the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.
Gallery label, September 2004
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