An unusual myth told vividly by Ovid, which appears never to have been painted. But there are some fine engravings, and a marvellous watercolour by Blake.
Michelangelo
Greek painted pots, a pair of gold earrings, and a rude quiver: how they led a beer advertisement into danger.
Based on Michelangelo’s fresco in the Sistine Chapel, these unique works tell us more about Blake’s beliefs than his other paintings.
The visual tradition of a stairway to heaven appears quite recent. I propose that Blake was its originator.
Just because his paintings appear so original and different, that doesn’t mean that they don’t borrow from and refer to other visual art.
Why did it take over 300 years to solve a compositional problem, and tell such a simple story?
What influence did Bosch’s Temptation of St Anthony triptych have on later paintings? Their history traced from 1430 to 1560.
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