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And there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp (Et il tombe du ciel une grande etoile ardente)

1899
19th century
303 x 232 mm (11.9 x 9.1 in.)

Odilon Redon, French, (1840–1916)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Lithograph on thin grey wove chine collé on heavyweight wove paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: from Apocalypse of Saint John (Apocalypse de Saint-Jean par Odilon Redon)

Edition: From the edition of 100 portfolios, each containing thirteen lithographs (cover and twelve plates), printed by Blanchard; Paris, Edité par Vollard, 6 rue Laffitte. The DAC’s set may be an exceptionally fine one, with certain plates bearing signatures or monograms not noted elsewhere. The English captions are from the King James Bible.

Marks: Signed on stone, lower right: monogram “OR.”

Bibliography: For the set, see Mellerio 173–185; Johnson, Ambroise Vollard, cat. no. 137; Werner, The Graphic Works of Odilon Redon (New York: Dover, 1969), pp. xxiv–xxv and plates 148–160.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1956

Accession Number: 1956.34.5

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Bible, fire*, New Testament, religions, religious art*

Bible
fire - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm003993
New Testament
religions
religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]

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image Dimensions: 303 x 232 mm (11.9 x 9.1 in.)

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Odilon Redon, French, (1840–1916) . And there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp (Et il tombe du ciel une grande etoile ardente), 1899. From Apocalypse of Saint John (Apocalypse de Saint-Jean par Odilon Redon). Lithograph on thin grey wove chine collé on heavyweight wove paper. image : 303 x 232 mm (11.9 x 9.1 in.). Sheet : 564 x 524 mm (22.2 x 20.6 in.). DAC accession number 1956.34.5. Purchase funds, 1956. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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