Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman, profile)

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
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman, profile), ca. 1912, black chalk on tracing paper, sheet: 15 3⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in. (40.0 x 27.1 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.5

Artwork Details

Title
Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman, profile)
Artist
Date
ca. 1912
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 3⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in. (40.0 x 27.1 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
black chalk on tracing paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study
  • Literature — Dante — Divine Comedy
  • Figure female — head
Object Number
1983.39.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.39.5

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Artist
Date1963
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Ponte
Artist
Date1970-1971
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Artist
Date1970-1971
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