Who painted And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death?

And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death was painted by Odilon Redon in 1899.

Where can I see And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death?

And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death?

And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death

Odilon Redon , 1899

And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death is a print by the Impressionist artist Odilon Redon. It dates from 1899 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.: 1926.140.3
Credit line: Gift of Ralph King

About this work

Overview

And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death is a print from Odilon Redon's final lithographic portfolio, a series of 12 works inspired by the Book of Revelation.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a pale horse with a skeletal rider, identified as Death, set against a turbulent dark sky, directly illustrating a passage from Revelation.

Technique & Style

Redon employed soft, dreamlike lines and a sfumato-like technique to create a haunting, nightmarish atmosphere, diverging from the sharp details often used in biblical illustrations.

History & Provenance

Published by Ambroise Vollard, the portfolio was part of Redon's established body of work, which Vollard had begun promoting about a year earlier, cultivating a market for Redon's prints.