Image of The Song of Songs, from the Queen Mary Psalter, late by Mahoney, Dorothy (1902-84)

The Song of Songs, from the Queen Mary Psalter, late 1920s (w/c, gold leaf &...

IMAGE number: LIS423383
Image title: The Song of Songs, from the Queen Mary Psalter, late 1920s (w/c, gold leaf & ink on vellum)
Artist: Mahoney, Dorothy (1902-84) / English
Location: Private Collection
Medium: watercolour, pen and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: 27x19 cms

Image description: This page is copied from the English 14th century Queen Mary Psalter, probably in the later half of the 1920s whilst Mahoney was still at the RCA. The original was in the British Museum but the a fine facsimile copy made in 1912 was held in the Victoria and Albert Museum next to the Royal College of Art. These examples of DM's early work show how her ability as a scribe was enhanced by her love of decoration. Elizabeth Bulkeley, the artist's daughter (note to Paul Liss December 2010). The Song of Songs/Which is Solomon's/Let him kiss me with the kiss/es of his mouth: for thy love is/better than wine. Because of/the savour of thy ointments
Photo credit: © Liss Fine Art / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: Christianity / religion / decoration / decoration / religious / copy / biblical / female / song of solomon / manuscript / medieval / old testament / encampment / queen mary psalter / tent / psalter / song of songs / camp / religion / Painting / Mzpainting

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