Studies for Hubert and the stag and Hubert consecrated as bishop; and composition study for "Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" stained glass window
Date
Before 1920Medium
Watercolor, pastel and charcoal on tan-gray paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
17 x 23 in.Description & Inscriptions
[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature; [bottom right in ink]: St. Hubert
This 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.
This 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.
