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Illuminated text study of Beatitudes and, in Latin, Matthew 24:19-20
Illuminated text study of Beatitudes and, in Latin, Matthew 24:19-20

Illuminated text study of Beatitudes and, in Latin, Matthew 24:19-20

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Object Details

Title:
Illuminated text study of Beatitudes and, in Latin, Matthew 24:19-20
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite, black ink and watercolor with guidelines in graphite
Dimensions
15 x 18 in.
Classification
Illuminated Texts
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

At left Oakley simply transcribes the Beatitudes, which are the eight blessings Jesus identifies in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. [The Beatitudes, or Revealed Law, was also the subject of one of Oakley’s murals for the Supreme Court Chamber at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.] On the opposite page, Oakley employs illuminated initials and calligraphy for a Latin transcription of verses also from the Gospel of Matthew, which roughly translate as: “How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.”

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