Graphite on paper
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Cartoons for a Window at the Church of All Hallows, Allerton, Liverpool
Collection
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Ruth and Boaz
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
agriculture and fishing
agriculture, gardening & fishing
arch
architecture
Bible: Old Testament
Boaz
building - non-specific
compassion
corn
emotions and human qualities
emotions, concepts and ideas
farmland
features
greeting
harvesting
kneeling
landowner
landscape
man
objects
people
plants and flowers
religion and belief
Ruth
Ruth, chapter 2
sheaf
standing
townscapes / man-made features
woman
work and occupations
<p>Burne-Jones designed this scene and no.66 for a window in All Hallows Church, Allerton. With two other Biblical subjects, they act as predellas (small panels below the main picture) to the larger representation of four female figures: Miriam, Ruth, Esther and the Virgin Mary. Each scene is related to the figure above it. In this cartoon, the widow Ruth is depicted at the moment when her gleaning in the fields is interrupted by the rich landowner Boaz. He has observed her dutiful attendance on her mother-in-law, and later rewards her modesty and virtue with an offer of marriage.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
Ruth and Boaz
support: 645 × 518 mm
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
<p>Burne-Jones designed this scene and no.66 for a window in All Hallows Church, Allerton. With two other Biblical subjects, they act as predellas (small <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/panel" title="Glossary definition for 'Panel'"><span>panels</span></a> below the main picture) to the larger <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/representational" title="Glossary definition for 'Representational'"><span>representation</span></a> of four female figures: Miriam, Ruth, Esther and the Virgin Mary. Each scene is related to the figure above it. In this cartoon, the widow Ruth is depicted at the moment when her gleaning in the fields is interrupted by the rich landowner Boaz. He has observed her dutiful attendance on her mother-in-law, and later rewards her modesty and virtue with an offer of marriage.</p>
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actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults agriculture and fishing agriculture, gardening & fishing arch architecture Bible: Old Testament Boaz building - non-specific compassion corn emotions and human qualities emotions, concepts and ideas farmland features greeting harvesting kneeling landowner landscape man objects people plants and flowers religion and belief Ruth Ruth, chapter 2 sheaf standing townscapes / man-made features woman work and occupations