Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Medallion 12, Canto 30: Head of Beatrice)

Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Medallion 12, Canto 30: Head of Beatrice), ca. 1912, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.11
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Medallion 12, Canto 30: Head of Beatrice), ca. 1912, pencil on paper, sheet: 14 3410 34 in. (37.527.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.11

Artwork Details

Title
Dante Window (study for Paradiso, Medallion 12, Canto 30: Head of Beatrice)
Date
ca. 1912
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 3410 34 in. (37.527.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study
  • Figure female — head
  • Literature — Dante — Divine Comedy
  • Literature — character — Beatrice
Object Number
1983.39.11

Works by this artist (27 items)

Violet Oakley, Scale Model of the Dante Window, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.24
Scale Model of the Dante Window
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman, profile), ca. 1912, black chalk on tracing paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.5
Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman,…
Dateca. 1912
black chalk on tracing paper
Not on view

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