Artwork
Gloire et louange a toi, satan, dans les hauteurs du ciel ou tu regnas, et dans les profondeurs de l'enfer, ou vaincu, tu reves en silence! (Glory and praise to you, Satan, in the heights of heaven, where you reigned, and in thedepths of hell, where, vanquished, you dream in s ilence!)
Gloire et louange a toi, satan, dans les hauteurs du ciel ou tu regnas, et dans les profondeurs de l'enfer, ou vaincu, tu reves en silence! (Glory and praise to you, Satan, in the heights of heaven, where you reigned, and in thedepths of hell, where, vanquished, you dream in s ilence!) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Odilon Redon. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
This lithograph, titled 'Gloire et louange a toi, satan, dans les hauteurs du ciel ou tu regnas, et dans les profondeurs de l'enfer, ou vaincu, tu reves en silence!', is a work by Odilon Redon, created in 1890. It is currently held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Technique & Style
The print is made using lithography, a technique involving stone. Redon's use of dark colors and soft lines creates a dreamy, mysterious atmosphere, characteristic of his style.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a central figure in a dark scene, accompanied by a title that references Satan, suggesting a narrative or poetic inspiration. The title's themes of heavenly reign and hellish defeat imply a complex, symbolic meaning.
Artist & collection
Artist
Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on 20 April 1840 in Bordeaux, the artist adopted the name Odilon from his mother, Marie-Odile.
C'est le Diable
Sous l'aile d'ombre, l'etre noir appliquait une active morsure (Beneath the wing of shadow the black creature was biting energetically)
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The Proverbs: Flying Folly
Le Sphynx...mon regard que rien ne peut devier, demeure tendu a travers les choses sur un horizon inaccessible. La Chimere: Moi,Je suis legere et joyeuse (The Sphinx: "My gaze, which nothing can deflect, passes through the things and remains fixed on an inaccessible horizon." The Chimera: "I am weightless and joyful")
L'Aile impuissante n'eleva point la bete en ces noirs espaces (The impotent wing did not lift the animal into that black space
Pélerin du monde sublunaire (Pilgrim of the sublunary world)
Perversité