Odilon Redon, 1840 - 1916
LE CHRIST ET SES DISCIPLES/ CHRIST AND HIS DISCIPLES c, 1905
Oil on canvas
12 3/4 by 9 5/8 in., 32.5 by 24.5 cm
Private collection
The twelve disciples, also known as the twelve apostles, were Jesus's closest followers. Disciple is a Biblical term meaning learner or pupil.
They were men who travelled with Jesus and learned from him. The twelve and Jesus ate together at the Last Supper on the night before Jesus was executed. After Jesus's death, they separated and began to spread his teachings.
Disciple was also used to refer to other followers of Jesus - but the 12 apostles were Jesus's closest companions before his crucifixion.
There is some disagreement among Biblical scholars as to who exactly should be counted as an apostle. Paul of Tarsus called himself an apostle. He was active in the early Christian church but did not meet Jesus while he was alive - but Paul argued that he received revelation from the risen Jesus directly. Mary Magdalene, a female follower of Jesus, is often referred to as a disciple. She is also sometimes called the apostles' apostle.
This article uses the names listed in the Gospel of Matthew, of the 12 main followers of Jesus during his lifetime. More on The twelve disciples
Bertrand-Jean Redon better known as Odilon Redon
(April 20, 1840 - July 6, 1916) was a Symbolist painter and
printmaker, born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Odilon was a nickname derived
from his mother, Odile.
Redon
started drawing as a young child, and at the age of 10 he was awarded a drawing
prize at school. At age 15, he began formal study in drawing but on the
insistence of his father he switched to architecture. His failure to pass the
entrance exams at Paris' Ecole des Beaux-Arts ended any plans for a career as
an architect, although he would later study there under Jean-Leon Gerome.
He took up
sculpture, and Rodolphe Bresdin instructed him in etching and lithography. His
artistic career was interrupted in 1870 when he joined the army to serve in the
Franco-Prussian War.
At the end
of the war, he moved to Paris, working almost exclusively in charcoal and
lithography. It would not be until 1878 that his work gained any recognition
with Guardian Spirit of the Waters, and he published his first album of
lithographs.
In the 1890s, he began to use pastel and oils, which
dominated his works for the rest of his life. In 1899, he exhibited with the
Nabis at Durand-Ruel's. In 1903 he was awarded the Legion of Honor. His
popularity increased when a catalogue of etchings and lithographs was published
by Andre Mellerio in 1913 and that same year, he was given the largest single
representation at the New York Armory Show. More on Bertrand-Jean
Redon
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