A Sampling of William Blake's Art Work
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The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve
c. 1825; Watercolor on wood, 32 x 43 cm (12 3/4 x 17 in)
The Ancient of Days
Relief etching with watercolor, 23.3 x 16.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in)
Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion
Engraving
The Blasphemer
Nebuchadnezzar
Satan Inflicting Boils on Job
The Book of Urizen: The Web of Religion
1794. Watercolor and ink on paper, 11 3/8 x 9 1/4" (110 Kb)
executed during Blake's revolutionary period in Lambeth (1793-1800).
The Book of Urizen is Blake's version--or parody--of the biblical Book of Genesis.
Glad Day
Whirlwind of Lovers (Illustration to Dante's Inferno)
Thanks to Nicolas Pioch. Images from his site at:
http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/blake/.