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Winged Heralds
Crane, Walter, 1891, Publisher's print
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30833
Title
Winged Heralds
Description
Two men with wreathes and holding flowers and blowing trumpets crossed in the air. Text: 'When shrill the wind winged heralds blew/ the lists were set in Summer's view'.
Artist / maker
Crane, Walter
Date
1891
Size
20.0 x 17.5 cm
Type
Publisher's print
Location
Art and Design Library
The two heralds are both in contrapposto, perfectly mirroring each other which is characteristic of classical sculpture. They are dressed in a medieval idealisation of a herald uniform incorporating aesthetic ideas of flowers decorating the costume. The script of the poem is Crane's own version of a medieval script, which shows an influence from the medieval motifs. These motifs were much admired by those in the Arts and Crafts Movement, again associating the images and the texts with the artistic styles of the day.
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