Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Funeral of St. Mary Magdalene
A dark coffin-like form rises behind a circular wreath between groups of mourners. Pale bodies, candles and a small cross turn the composition into a formal funeral scene. The surrounding dramatic poem names the funeral of St. Mary Magdalene within The Undertaker’s Garland.
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Boris Artzybasheff. "The Funeral of St. Mary Magdalene" [editorial title]. In The Undertaker's Garland, John Peale Bishop and Edmund Wilson, Jr.; decorations by Boris Artzybasheff. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. The volume separately lists each writer’s contributions and credits Boris Artzybasheff’s decorations., 1922, Alfred A. Knopf. Source scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0266-0040
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Boris Artzybasheff. The Funeral of St. Mary Magdalene. The Undertaker's Garland. Scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0266-0040