The Flower Book - Ladder of Heaven
1905
Accession number: 1953P5.12
Colour facsimile. Collotype print.
Information
A page from the facsimile edition of Burne-Jones' Flower Book, one of 38 watercolour designs reproduced by Henri Piazza et Cie, for the Fine Art Society, London in 1905.As Uerscheln states Lily-of-the-valley is sometimes known as 'Ladder of Heaven', but also is used for the Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum) or 'Mary's Tears', as it is known in Marian circles. This particular image of a soul ascending a rainbow ladder to heaven, is used by Burne-Jones twice in 1874, in two 'Ascension of Christ' pieces. The first, in stained glass, is at St. Anne's Church, in Brown Edge, Staffordshire, in the centre top light of the east window. It again appears in a version now in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
- Purchased, 1953.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Soul climbing the side of a rainbow. | ||||
| Label | - | Printed | - | description of the scene, written by the artist. printed by the artist, herein a facsimile |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flower Book. | |||
| Edward Burne-Jones | 1994 | Taschen | Pl. XII |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 72 | |
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