Study for "Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary" proposed fountain
Date
1936–37Medium
Oil or tempera on wood panelCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
20 1/2 x 12 in.Description & Inscriptions
[verso 1 of 2 labels in black ink]: Violet Oakley / Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary / Done in Rome 1936-1937 / Oil on Wooden Panel; [verso 2 of 2 labels in black ink]: 368 [in triangle]
In this study, Oakley imagines the Redemption of Eve as great public fountain. The artist experimented with the imagery for the first time in her Divine Comedy window of 1912.
In this study, Oakley imagines the Redemption of Eve as great public fountain. The artist experimented with the imagery for the first time in her Divine Comedy window of 1912.
