Panel Study for the Archangel Michael, The Angel of Victory Triptych

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© Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Panel Study for the Archangel Michael, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Image Not Available for Panel Study for the Archangel Michael, The Angel of Victory Triptych

Panel Study for the Archangel Michael, The Angel of Victory Triptych

Datec. 1941
MediumTempera and oil on Masonite™ panel
Dimensions48 × 32 in. (121.9 × 81.3 cm)
frame: 51 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (131.4 × 90.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 2012
Object number2012-29
On View
On view
Label TextOakley used a grid system to expand smaller preparatory sketches into full-scale studies, called “cartoons.” These full-size sheets, such as the red chalk drawing of the Archangel Michael (at left), were used to transfer the design onto the wood panels of the altarpiece. Because the paint was applied very thinly, with the passage of time, one can often see the corresponding red grid lines beneath the surface of the final version, as in the case of The Angel of Victory triptych. (These preparatory grid marks would not have been visible at the time the painting was completed).
Image Not Available for Panel Study for the Angel Gabriel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Panel Study for the Angel Gabriel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Panel Study for St. George, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Panel Study for St. George, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Monogram Designs for the Archangel Michael and St. George, Second Angel of Victory Triptych
Monogram Designs for the Archangel Michael and St. George, Second Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Cartoon for the Archangel Michael, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Cartoon for the Archangel Michael, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Study for Text on Left Panel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Study for Text on Left Panel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Study for Center Panel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Study for Center Panel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Study for Text on Left Panel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Study for Text on Left Panel, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for The Angel of Victory Triptych
The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
1941
Image Not Available for Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Text and Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Text and Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
Image Not Available for Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Composition Study, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Violet Oakley
c. 1941
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