1898
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Anthony and the Two Temptresses (Saint Antoine et deux Tentatrices) is a 1898 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A dark-haired saint hangs on a cross. Two women flank him, their faces half-hidden. The ink is bold, the lines sharp and angular. Redon used ink like a knife here. The scene feels tense, even violent. Saint Anthony’s struggle isn’t quiet—it’s all angles and drama. Look up cross-hatching. It’s a way of shading with lines, and Redon uses it like a weapon.
Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on 20 April 1840 in Bordeaux, the artist adopted the name Odilon from his mother, Marie-Odile.
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