Blake did not exercise his genius and vision in isolation. Here are some paintings by those who influenced him most.
Blake
A look back at some of the series and some surprises which you might have missed over the last year.
A wide-ranging selection of appealing and interesting watercolours, covering most of Blake’s career and themes.
Marching armies, a merry-go-round of angels, and a unique ‘springing’ Jesus: four extraordinary paintings from three geniuses of art.
Based on Michelangelo’s fresco in the Sistine Chapel, these unique works tell us more about Blake’s beliefs than his other paintings.
A brief tour through some of Blake’s personal mythology, as depicted in his paintings. With explanations.
Decoding one of Blake’s paintings enables its reading: an obscure author of devotional texts takes us on a tour of different variants of God.
A selection of paintings showing Blake’s strength in design beyond normal artistic composition – a very modern feature.
This extraordinary series of watercolours to illustrate the apocalyptic visions in the Book of Revelation is among Blake’s most brilliant.
The ‘divine whirlwind’ seems distinctive of Blake. This traces its origin, and his development of this visionary image.
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