‘Angels Holding Torches are Seen with Renaud’, by Fred Mason (original) (raw)

Angels Holding Torches are Seen with Renaud

Fred Mason

Woodcut by Fred Mason

5½ x 4½ inches

Robert Steele, Renaud of Montauban, facing 272

A poetic evocation of Renaud’s death, surrounded by Art Nouveau angels; the vibrant ferns and leaves suggest regeneration rather than death.

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Scanned image and text by Simon Cooke.

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