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Composition study for "Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" stained glass window
Composition study for "Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" stained glass window

Composition study for "Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" stained glass window

"Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" Stained Glass Window
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Object Details

Title:
Composition study for "Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" stained glass window
Date:
Before 1920
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite and sanguine on tan paper
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower left in blue ink]: St. Hubert; [lower right in red ink]: stamped signatureThis and numerous other studies suggest that a window dedicated to Saint Hubert was to have been a major commission, but it was never realized. Oakley focuses here on Hubert, a wealthy courtier, in his moment of spiritual transformation; having turned away from the church in grief over the death of his wife, a vision of God appears to him within the antlers of a stag during a hunt. Hubert’s life changes in that instant and he embraces a life of godliness.

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