Fra B. G. D'Ulma
Nathaniel Westlake (after) 1833 - 19 May 1921
Summary
One of '10 copies of mosaic wall decorations at the South Kensington Museum'. Italian friar of the Dominican order and glass painter B. G. D'Ulma is depicted here, in robes, holding up a stain glass window to the light. The inscription at the bottom reads "FRA. B. G. D'Ulma Dominican friar and painter on glass. Bologna.". Acquired as 'one of 10 copies of mosaic wall decorations at the South Kensington Museum'. The construction and decoration of the South Court of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Godfrey Sykes between 1860 and 1862 was further embellished 1862-71 with a series of life-size full-length portraits in mosaic of great artists which came to be known as the 'Kensington Valhalla'. The mosaics were in the paired niches above the main arches. Several leading contemporary artists supplied the full-size designs (which are in the V&A collections), including Cope, Leighton, Poynter, and Watts.
Object Name
Fra B. G. D'Ulma
Creators Name
Date Created
unknown
Dimensions
unframed: 266cm x 88cm
framed: 277cm x 100cm
accession number
1907.43
Place of creation
Europe
Support
canvas
Medium
oil paint