The Temptation of Saint Anthony

The Temptation of Saint Anthony
(Tentation de Saint-Antoine)
 1888

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
10 lithographs and cover
Measurements
(45.0 × 31.1 cm) (sheet) (each)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Edition
edition of 60
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
Suzette Marie Chapple Bequest, 2024
Gallery location
Not on display

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Plate II: C’est le diable, portant sous ses deux ailes les sept péchés capitaux…..

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Plate III: ….. et un grand oiseau, qui descend du ciel, vient s’abattre sur le Sommet de sa chevelure…..

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Plate IV: Il hausse le vase d’airain

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Plate V: Ensuite, parait un être singulier, ayant une tête d’homme sur un corps de poisson

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Plate VI: C’est une tête de mort, avec une couronne de roses. Elle domine un torse de femme d’une blancheur nacrée.

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Plate VII: ….. la Chimère aux yeux verts, tournoie, aboie.

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Plate VIII: Et toutes sortes de bêtes effroyables surgissent.

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Plate IX: Partout des prunelles flamboient.

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Plate X: …..et dans le disque même du soleil, rayonne la face de Jésus-Christ.

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Title page: Tentation de Saint Antoine: texte de Gustave Flaubert

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