Composition study for "Fulfilling of the Law" World War II portable altarpiece

"The Fulfilling of the Law" World War II Portable Altarpiece

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Date:

c. 1941–45

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Medium:

Sanguine and graphite on cardboard

Dimensions

14 5/8 x 23 1/4 in.

Classification

No items found.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[left panel, top in graphite]: (The Commands of Moses); [left panel, bottom in graphite]: [passage from Luke 16]; [center panel, top in graphite]: (Love is the Fulfilling of the Law); [center panel, bottom in graphite]: [passage from Luke 10]; [right panel, top in graphite]: (A New Commandment); [right panel, bottom in graphite]: [passage from John 13 at bottom]; [centered below triptych in graphite]: "The Fulfilling of the Law;" [lower right in graphite]: Violet Oakley, Philadelphia; [verso in ink]: Please return to / Violet Oakley / St. George's Road, West of McCallum St. / Philadelphia, 19-

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