Composition sketch for "Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable altarpiece, for Naval Medical Centre Bethesda, Maryland
Date
c. 1944Medium
Graphite on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
6 x 9 1/2 in.Description & Inscriptions
[Top of panel in graphite] Rise. Take Up Thy Bed And Walk; [Bottom of panel in graphite]: Christ At The / Pool Of Bethesda; [verso in graphite]: Christ raising sick / study for Bethesda / Maryland Hospital / Altarpiece
The passage inscribed at the top of the panel is taken from John 5:8.
The passage inscribed at the top of the panel is taken from John 5:8.
