Illuminated text study for "And there appeared a great Wonder in Heaven; a Woman…" Revelation XII
Date
Date unknownMedium
Black ink on tracing paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
5 x 23 in.Description & Inscriptions
[second line above the word "feet" in graphite]: 100; [last line respectively above "and" and "throne" in graphite]: 200 [and] 14
The text quotes from Revelation 12:1 and 12:5. The passages were 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).
The text quotes from Revelation 12:1 and 12:5. The passages were 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).
