Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Circle 9: Border design, Constellations Leo and Virgo)

Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Circle 9: Border design, Constellations Leo and Virgo), ca. 1912, sanguine chalk on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.21

Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Circle 9: Border design, Constellations Leo and Virgo), ca. 1912, sanguine chalk on paper, sheet: 15 ³⁄₄ x 9 ³⁄₈ in. (40.0 x 23.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.21

Artwork Details

Title: Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Circle 9: Border design, Constellations Leo and Virgo)
Artist: Violet Oakley
Date: ca. 1912
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 15 ³⁄₄ x 9 ³⁄₈ in. (40.0 x 23.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation
Mediums: chalk
Mediums Description: sanguine chalk on paper
Classifications: Drawing
Subjects: Religion — angel
Literature — Dante — Divine Comedy
Study
Object Number: 1983.39.21
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.39.21

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