'The Temptation of Saint Anthony'. 'Et un grand oiseau qui descend du ciel, vient s'abattre sur le sommet de chevelure' (Plate III)
About this artwork
This print is from a series inspired by Gustave Flaubert’s prose-poem La Tentation de Saint Antoine. These prints are not pure illustration but rather serve as loose interpretations of the story. Dream-imagery was central to many of Redon’s drawings and prints, and his works are often peopled with fantastic hybrid creatures or strange combinations of subjects. Redon had a reflective, solitary childhood, in which nature and dreams played an important part. He later expressed the view that society wanted to control natural phenomena, and in the process suppressed its dreams.
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artist:Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916) French
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title:'The Temptation of Saint Anthony'. 'Et un grand oiseau qui descend du ciel, vient s'abattre sur le sommet de chevelure' (Plate III)
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date created:Published 1888
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materials:Lithograph on chine applique
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measurements:image: 19.00 x 16.00 cm ; sheet: 44.50 x 31.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1959
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accession number:P 2446.4
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Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon
Odilon (Bertrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal...