Author

Contributions

  • Leahy, Cathy - Contributor
  • National Gallery of Victoria - Contributor

Publication

2014 - National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, Victoria

Language

English

Word Count

27,750 words, Guess

Page Count

111 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC709.2
  • LCCN6797.B57 A4x 2014

Description

William Blake was one of the most significant figures of the Romantic era. An artist and poet of outstanding originality, Blake's work gave powerful expression to his own visionary universe, as well as to those of authors such as Milton and Dante. Imagination was of paramount importance to Blake: he believed art must proceed from inner visions and not from the empirical observation of nature.Sumptuously illustrated, this beautiful volume presents the National Gallery of Victoria's Blake holdings, which include illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy, Milton's Paradise Lost and The Book of Job, among other works. It celebrates a creative genius who, through his watercolours, prints and illustrated books, created some of the most compelling and original works of his time.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • William BlakeNational Gallery of Victoria2014

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