Illuminated text study for "And there appeared a great Wonder in Heaven; a Woman…"
Date
Date unknownMedium
Red and blue ink on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
8 x 6 in.Description & Inscriptions
The text quotes from Revelation 12:1 and 12:5. The passages were also Oakley’s inspiration for the triptych The Great Wonder: A Vision of the Apocalypse, which she created for the Vassar College Alumnae House (1923–24).
