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Oannès: Moi, la première conscience du chaos, j'ai surgi de l'abîme pour durcir la matière, pour régler les formes: P.327-1949

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Oannès: Moi, la première conscience du chaos, j'ai surgi de l'abîme pour durcir la matière, pour régler les formes
Translated as: Oannès: I, the first consciousness of chaos, arose from the abyss that I might harden matter, and give law unto forms
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Redon, Odilon

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949-10) by Dodgson, Campbell

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1896

Note

Plate 14 of 24

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 279 mm Width 217 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: oannès: / Moi, la première conscience du Chaos, j'ai surgi de l'abîme / pour durcir la matière, pour régler les formes;
  • Location: Lower left margin
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Caption
  • Text: ODILON REDON
  • Location: Upper right image
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.327-1949
Primary reference Number: 161045
Mellerio: 147

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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