St. Anthony and Death — Rodolphe Bresdin

DETAILS

Artist: Rodolphe Bresdin
Date: 1837
Medium: Etching on cream China paper laid down on white wove paper
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions: Image: 9.7 × 4.2 cm (3 7/8 × 1 11/16 in.); Sheet: 10.5 × 5 cm (4 3/16 × 2 in.)
Collection: Prints and Drawings
Culture: France
Credit line: Gift of Walter S. Brewster

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Rodolphe Bresdin

Rodolphe Bresdin, known as 'Chien-Caillou', created fantastical etchings that captivated literary figures like Charles Baudelaire and Joris-Karl Huysmans.

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