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Source Description
The last of Odilon Redon’s 11 lithographic portfolios, this series relates to the Book of Revelation from the Christian Bible. The subject had been explored throughout art history, allowing the artist to align himself with past masters, such as Albrecht Dürer. Although Redon often vaguely referenced texts, these prints directly illustrate 12 individual passages, including one about a woman clothed with the sun and another focused on a great star falling from heaven. By the time he created this portfolio, Redon’s reputation was well established. The project was published by art dealer Ambroise Vollard, who began to sell and promote Redon’s work about a year earlier, building a market for his prints in Paris and abroad.
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108400
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And There Fell a Great Star from Heaven, Burning as it were a Lamp
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108400
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print
title
And There Fell a Great Star from Heaven, Burning as it were a Lamp
description
The last of Odilon Redon’s 11 lithographic portfolios, this series relates to the Book of Revelation from the Christian Bible. The subject had been explored throughout art history, allowing the artist to align himself with past masters, such as Albrecht Dürer. Although Redon often vaguely referenced texts, these prints directly illustrate 12 individual passages, including one about a woman clothed with the sun and another focused on a great star falling from heaven. By the time he created this portfolio, Redon’s reputation was well established. The project was published by art dealer Ambroise Vollard, who began to sell and promote Redon’s work about a year earlier, building a market for his prints in Paris and abroad.
date
1899
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q107723648
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1748
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Print
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Image: 30.3 x 23.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
cul
France, late 19th Century
accession
1926.140.5
Source extras
tec
lithograph
tombstone
The Apocalypse of Saint John: And There Fell a Great Star from Heaven, Burning as it were a Lamp, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 30.3 x 23.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.5
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The Apocalypse of Saint John
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China paper
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wove paper
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PR - Lithograph
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I/I
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edition of 100
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inscription
initialed on stone at lower right: OR; printed at lower left, below image: et il tombe du ciel une grande étoile, / ardente comme un flambeau
formerAccessionNumbers
1926.131
didYouKnow
This is one of the last works where Redon experimented with lithograph and all-black medium. In contrast, bright, dazzling colors characterize his late works.
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Mellerio 178
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Gift of Ralph King
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2026-05-29 05:48:16.138000
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108400
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Prints
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PR - Lithograph
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lithograph
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male
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