Musician Angel
Musician Angel

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Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) designed this panel which was made in the studio of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. in 1865. The panel is a five-lobed shape known as a cinquefoil and originally formed one of the tracery lights of the east window of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth. It depicts a musician angel playing an aulos (an ancient Greek musical instrument). You can tell from the position of the hands, one of which is placed higher and the other lower, that each pipe is producing a different note. The simultaneous sound from each pipe can either produce a harmony, or one pipe can play the melody while the other plays an accompanying 'drone' (like a bagpipe).

The Stained Glass Museum

Ely

Title

Musician Angel

Date

1865

Medium

stained glass

Measurements

H 56 x W 56 cm

Accession number

ELYGM:2007.2

Acquisition method

gift, Diocese of Durham, 2007

Work type

Stained glass

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