Dante Window (study for Purgatorio, Medallion 8, Canto 30: Head of one of the figures of Virtue)

Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Purgatorio, Medallion 8, Canto 30: Head of one of the figures of Virtue), ca. 1912, black chalk on tracing paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.7
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Purgatorio, Medallion 8, Canto 30: Head of one of the figures of Virtue), ca. 1912, black chalk on tracing paper, sheet: 15 7⁄8 x 11 in. (40.3 x 28.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.7

Artwork Details

Title
Dante Window (study for Purgatorio, Medallion 8, Canto 30: Head of one of the figures of Virtue)
Artist
Date
ca. 1912
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 7⁄8 x 11 in. (40.3 x 28.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
black chalk on tracing paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study
  • Figure female — head
  • Literature — Dante — Divine Comedy
  • Allegory — quality — virtue
Object Number
1983.39.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.39.7

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