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Composition study for the "The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri" stained glass window, Robert J. Collier House, New York
Composition study for the "The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri" stained glass window, Robert J. Collier House, New York

Composition study for the "The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri" stained glass window, Robert J. Collier House, New York

Collier House, "Dante" Window
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New York, NY

Object Details

Title:
Composition study for the "The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri" stained glass window, Robert J. Collier House, New York
Date:
c. 1910–12
Artist:
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32 x 40 1/2 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[verso label 1 of 3 in black ink]: Violet Oakley / Preliminary sketch / Dante window; [verso label 2 of 3 in black ink]: 86 [in triangle]; [verso label 3 of 3 printed in black ink]: Oakey, Violet (1874-1961), / Dante Windows, 32 x 40 / 1/2, A52F

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