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The image depicts an angelic figure with large wings and outstretched arms descending while holding a heavy chain. The figure wears a helmet or crown and has a determined expression. Dark shading creates a dramatic and ethereal atmosphere.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abime, et une grande chaine en sa main (And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand)
Odilon Redon
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- image: 30.6 × 23.7 cm (12 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 54.8 × 41.5 cm (21 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.7377
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Apocalypse de Saint-Jean [Mellerio 173-185]
Subjects and terms
- Angel
- French
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