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Black and white lithograph of a pale face in shadow, gazing sideways, with a dark hand raised at left and a jagged dark shape at right.

Anthony: "What is the object of all this?" The Devil: "There is no object!", plate 18 of 24

A pale, downcast face emerges from deep black shadow, its gaze turned sideways beneath a dark hood. Above, a shadowy hand rises at left, and a jagged, wing-like dark form fills the right edge. The lithograph is printed in soft black tones on ivory paper, with a small caption printed beneath.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1896
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2209 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1896).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Stickney Collection

Español: Antonio y el Diablo: "¿Cuál es el objeto de todo esto?" lámina 18

Un rostro pálido y cabizbajo surge de una sombra negra profunda, con la mirada desviada bajo una capucha oscura. Arriba, a la izquierda, asoma una mano sombría, y una forma oscura, dentada y parecida a un ala ocupa el borde derecho. La litografía está impresa en tonos negros suaves sobre papel marfil, con una pequeña leyenda debajo.

Português: Antônio e o Diabo: "Qual é o objetivo de tudo isso?" prancha 18

Um rosto pálido e cabisbaixo surge de uma sombra negra profunda, com o olhar voltado para o lado sob um capuz escuro. Acima, à esquerda, aparece uma mão sombria, e uma forma escura, recortada e semelhante a uma asa ocupa a borda direita. A litografia é impressa em tons negros suaves sobre papel marfim, com uma pequena legenda abaixo.

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