Dante Window (study for Paradiso: Virgin Mary)

Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso: Virgin Mary), ca. 1912, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.19
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso: Virgin Mary), ca. 1912, pencil on paper, sheet: 11 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄2 in. (28.1 x 21.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.19

Artwork Details

Title
Dante Window (study for Paradiso: Virgin Mary)
Artist
Date
ca. 1912
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄2 in. (28.1 x 21.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female
  • Study
  • Literature — Dante — Divine Comedy
  • Literature — character — Mary
Object Number
1983.39.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.39.19

Works by this artist (27 items)

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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
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view
Violet Oakley, William Penn, Student at Christ Church, Oxford (mural study for the Governor's Reception Room, State Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: "Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual"), ca. 1902-1906, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.74.2
William Penn, Student at Christ Church, Oxford (mural study…
Artist
Dateca. 1902-1906
charcoal on paper
Not on view
Image Not Available
Dante Window (study for Paradiso: insert between circles 9…
Artist
Dateca. 1912
pencil and ink on paperboard
Not on view
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Medallion 2 or 11: Drapery), ca. 1912, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.16
Dante Window (study for Medallion 2 or 11: Drapery)
Artist
Dateca. 1912
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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