And in the Very Disk of the Sun Lights the Face of Jesus Christ, plate 10 from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1st series) - Odilon Redon

The Stickney Collection

"And in the Very Disk of the Sun Lights the Face of Jesus Christ, plate 10 from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1st series)" by Odilon Redon (1888) Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé).

Commentary

"And in the Very Disk of the Sun Lights the Face of Jesus Christ, plate 10 from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1st series)" by Odilon Redon (1888) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. Themes to notice include lithograph. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Odilon Redon is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Odilon Redon French, 1840-1916. The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as lithograph, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Chine: 28.5 × 23 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 44.3 × 31.6 cm (17 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include lithograph. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/79462

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data