Arts and Crafts - 6th October 2020

Lot 331

The Seven Lamps of Architecture a large painted gesso panel

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400

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Description

The Seven Lamps of Architecture a large painted gesso panel, depicting seven figures titled Sacrifice, Truth, Power, Beauty, Life, Memory and Obedience after John Ruskin's Seven Pillars of Architecture published in 1849, in wooden frame, with a hammered copper plaque 'Vita Brevis Est', unsigned 140.5 x 92cm.