Christmas Gifts: Dawn

Eric Gill, 1882 - 1940



Christmas Gifts: Dawn

Eric Gill 1882 - 1940

Summary

This is a scene of the Holy family in a stable. Joseph is seated on the left facing to the right. Mary and the child are lying on some straw on the right. There is a door to the barn on the left with animals outside, seen through the door. A cockerel is on the barn wall to the right and there is light radiating in lines in the background with distant scenery in the background. At the bottom of the image it is inscribed with : PAX HOMINIBUS BONAE VOLUNTATIS.


Object Name

Christmas Gifts: Dawn

Creators Name

Eric Gill

Date Created

1916

Dimensions

support: 12.9cm x 19.4cm
print: 7.5cm x 9.1cm

accession number

1928.180a

Place of creation

England

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Legal

© Manchester Art Gallery


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