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‘Last Judgement’ stained glass design for Birmingham,1896/97. Thomas George Bowman, Edward Burne Jones, William Morris

Artists: Thomas George Bowman (Painter) , Edward Burne Jones (Painter) , William Morris (Layouts)

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‘Last Judgement’ stained glass design for Birmingham,1896/97. Thomas George Bowman, Edward Burne Jones, William Morris Comic Art

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Title:	‘Last Judgement’ stained glass design for Birmingham,1896/97. Thomas George Bowman, Edward Burne Jones, William Morris
Artist:	Thomas George Bowman (Painter)
Artist:	Edward Burne Jones (Painter)
Artist:	William Morris (Layouts)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	245
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	5/30/2024
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Description

I'm lucky that I only live about 26 miles from this cathedral in Birmingham, and so have viewed these incredible windows, which are obviously still in situ. We were very lucky to be able to purchase at auction recently the artwork for the Last Judgement window.

Artist: Thomas George Bowman (1836-1917) [Employed by Morris & Co 1877-1909], After Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) [designer]; William Morris (1834-1896) [designer]; By Morris & Co.
Title: ‘Last Judgement’ stained glass design for the west end window, St Philip’s Church, Birmingham (Cathedral). 1896/97
Medium: watercolour and ink on paper
Size: 475 x 175mm, framed 630 x 320mm.
Inscription:
Not had the art out of the frame yet
Signed: Not had the art out of the frame yet

According to the Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonne
“By Thomas George Bowman, After Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, By Morris & Co., By Alfred George Stokes, By George Frederick Titcomb, By Robert Walters, By Christopher Baker Wren
The Last Judgment is magnificent, though it is more epiphany than judgment. The city of this world collapses; Christ holds out his wounded hands; the messengers of the spirit hang in the air. Morris and Burne-Jones thought these windows their finest, and it is hard to disagree.”
https://www.eb-j.org/browse-artwork-detail/MTI1Mg==

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/30/2024

Looks in pretty good shape, the stained glass window does show that there used to be a lot more red than what's hinted at in the line work art.

Steel Shredder
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 5/31/2024

Marcus Wai wrote:

Looks in pretty good shape, the stained glass window does show that there used to be a lot more red than what's hinted at in the line work art.

Yes the cathedral in Birmingham is in great shape and is used a lot. The actual stained glass windows have recently been renovated. I think the slight shift to a brighter red is probably the result of the final step in the process, the actual window makers. The prelim drawing to this had very little colour, and so Bowman brings the colour together from EBJ's drawings and design. Thanks for coming in to view as usual.

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