M4264: "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand."

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M4264

People

Odilon Redon, French (Bordeaux, France 1840 - 1916 Paris, France)

Title

"And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand."

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Apocalypse de Saint-Jean
Original Language Title: "Après cela, je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abîme, et une grande chaîne en sa main;"

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1899

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/272899

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Lithograph

Dimensions

chine collé: 30.4 x 23.4 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• legend: lower margin, below left corner of design area, printer's ink, lithographed: Après cela, je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abîme, et une grande chaîne en sa main;

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

M. 181

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer

Accession Year

1929

Object Number

M4264

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Before and After the End of Time: Architecture in the Year 1000, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/26/2000 - 01/23/2001

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