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Image: And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand (Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l’abime, et une grande chaine en sa main)

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And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand (Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l’abime, et une grande chaine en sa main)

1899
19th century
302 x 233 mm (11.9 x 9.2 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 center: 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: 1956.34.8

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Bible, New Testament, religions, religious art*

Bible
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: 302 x 233 mm (11.9 x 9.2 in.)

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Odilon Redon, French, (1840–1916) . And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand (Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l’abime, et une grande chaine en sa main), 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 : 302 x 233 mm (11.9 x 9.2 in.). Sheet : 564 x 524 mm (22.2 x 20.6 in.). DAC accession number 1956.34.8. Purchase funds, 1956. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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