Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
2001.002.00157Description
Urban Village Exhibit Ex 6
Object: Watercolor Fraktur, 1984.37 12" w X 16 5/8"w, religious subject matter made by Getraut Jackel
Label: Gertrude Yeakle made this fraktur in 1847 when she was 17 years old. She was a member of one of the Chestnut Hill area's prominent German families, practicing a traditional German art form.
The religious subject matter depicts "A Revealing Contradiction or the Difference between Divine Grace and Human Nature." The fruit tree of bad character traits is one the left, about to be devoured by the jaws of hell. The fruit tree of good character traits is on the right, nurtured by an angel of paradise. (4)Dimensions
Width
12 inLength
16-1/2 in