“Oannès: I, the first consciousness of chaos, arose from the abyss that I might harden matter, and give law unto forms” by Odilon Redon, from his “The Temptation of Saint Anthony” series.
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Gustave Flaubert, best known for his masterpiece Madame Bovary, spent nearly thirty years working on a surreal and largely 'unreadable' retelling of the temptation of Saint Anthony. Colin Dickey explores how it was only in the dark and compelling illustrations of Odilon Redon, made years later, that Flaubert's strangest work finally came to life.
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Oannès: I, the First Consciousness of Chaos, Arose from the Abyss That I Might Harden Matter, and Give Law Unto Forms
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Date
1896
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony
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