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Preliminary study (possibly for "The Kingdom of Heaven" from "The Light of the World: Two Christmas Pictures," Century Magazine) [December 1903])
Preliminary study (possibly for "The Kingdom of Heaven" from "The Light of the World: Two Christmas Pictures," Century Magazine) [December 1903])

Preliminary study (possibly for "The Kingdom of Heaven" from "The Light of the World: Two Christmas Pictures," Century Magazine) [December 1903])

Century Magazine
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Object Details

Title:
Preliminary study (possibly for "The Kingdom of Heaven" from "The Light of the World: Two Christmas Pictures," Century Magazine) [December 1903])
Date:
1903
Artist:
Medium:
Oil or tempera on wood
Dimensions
15 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.
Classification
Periodicals
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[verso label in black ink]: Violet Oakley [space] I [in red ink] / Preliminary study, The Century / Magazine, Christmas number

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