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Mosaic: The Water of Life Mosaic: The Water of Life
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Mosaic: The Water of Life

Unknown Artist

Art Funded
1919
Dimensions
50 x 51 cm
Presented by
Henry Wagner through The Art Fund
In the centre a Crucifix of strong blue, edged with white and red, and on the blue twelve white doves.

On the left, St Peter; on the right St Paul, both seated. Four rivers, 'The Water of Life', flow from the foot of the Cross.

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