• Edward Burra
  • Zechariah 3 1944

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation: Lowly, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass (Ch. 9)

     

     

    One of nineteen sketches for Miracle in the Gorbals


    variously pen, black ink, bodycolour, gouache and pencil

    approximately 4 ¼ x 5 ½ in / 11 x 14 cm

     

    Literature

    Adapted by Robert Helpmann from the play The passing of the Third Floor by Michael Benthall

    C.B.E, The Miracle of the Gorbals (1944) was a Christian allegory set in a modern Glasgow slum. Burra designed set and costumes.