William Blake
Illustration to 'The Book of Job': The Just Upright Man (10)
About this artwork
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title:Illustration to 'The Book of Job': The Just Upright Man (10)
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accession number:P 2497.10
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materials:Line engraving on India paper (chine collé on wove paper)
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date created:1825
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measurements:21.40 x 16.40 cm
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credit line:Sir Alexander Maitland Gift 1961
William Blake
William Blake
Blake's vivid paintings and prints illustrate his originality as an artist, poet and mystic philosopher. His early apprenticeship with the engraver James Basire introduced him to a wide range of art works through prints. Blake was fascinated by Michelangelo's figures and also by medieval Gothic art. He combined both in…