Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Burne-Jones, 1833–1898, British
Title:
Studies for a Hand in The Godhead Fires
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 12 7/8 inches (31.1 x 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper center: "TOP"; upper center: "by E B - J | Study of hands of Venus in Pygmalion / Galatia"; on back, lower right: "E. BURNE - JONES | 115-7"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of John Goolet
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.706
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figure study | hands | study (visual work) | mythology | science | anatomy | myth
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19237