Design for a stained glass window with Jesus Blessing the Little Children
19th century
Medium
Watercolor and pen and ink over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 7/16 × 8 3/16 in. (41.8 × 20.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.617.83
Art Historical Context
This delicate 19th-century design a stained glass window captures the tender biblical scene of *Jesus Blessing the Little Children (Mark 10:13-16), a popular motif in Victorian religious art. Created anonymously by a British artist, it reflects the era's Gothic Revival movement, which spurred a renewed passion for ornate church windows to inspire faith and community. Such designs adorned places of worship, bringing vibrant narratives to life through colored glass illuminated by sunlight. Rendered in watercolor and pen and ink over graphite on a modest sheet (16 7/16 × 8 3/16 in.), the work sh...