The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun
William Blake
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Museum-quality reproductions on 310gsm textured cotton rag paper.
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Style Evolution
Blake’s work moved from the disciplined craftsmanship of engraving toward a personal, visionary Romantic idiom. Early training in engraving gave him precise linework; from the 1780s he developed illuminated printing to merge poetry and image, producing increasingly symbolic and mystical compositions that influenced later Romantic and Symbolist artists.
Palette
- luminous, jewel-like colors
- contrasting dark linework with bright washes
- warm golds and deep blues
- subtle tonal gradations for ethereal effects
Subjects
- biblical and prophetic visions
- mythic and allegorical figures
- poetic illustration and text-image fusion
- anthropomorphic symbolic beings
Techniques
- relief etching / illuminated printing
- intaglio and copper engraving
- watercolour washes
- fine linear drawing and delicate hatching
Topics
RomanticismEnglish artilluminated printingengravingvisionary artwatercolourpoetry and imagesymbolism
William Blake (1757-1827) was an English Romantic poet-artist whose visionary illuminated prints and prophetic imagination blurred text and image.
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Signature Works
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Adam Naming the Beasts
The Christ Child Asleep on a Cross
The Judgement of Solomon
The Canterbury Pilgrims
The Bard from Gray
Virgin and Child
Elohim Creating Adam
Winter
The Angel Appearing to Zacharias
The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun (Rev. 12: 1-4)
A Destroying Deity
The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun
Biography
William Blake (1757-1827) was an English Romantic poet-artist whose visionary illuminated prints and prophetic imagination blurred boundaries between text and image and shaped modern symbolic art and literature, creating richly detailed, decorative works prized for their spiritual intensity and originality by collectors and museums alike. His work fused poetry, painting, and printmaking into singular 'illuminated books' that remain culturally influential and visually compelling for interiors and collections.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are William Blake's most famous paintings?+
William Blake is best known for his illuminated books and prophetic designs rather than conventional oil 'paintings.' His most celebrated outputs are his illuminated prints and watercolours that illustrate his poems and prophetic books. Collectors and museums prize his visionary plates and hand-colo
What is William Blake's style?+
Blake's style is a distinctive form of Romantic visionary art that fuses text and image. He combined precise engraving techniques with luminous watercolour washes and an idiosyncratic iconography of biblical, mythic and allegorical figures. His illuminated printing process allowed him to integrate诗s
What made William Blake unique?+
Blake's uniqueness comes from his synthesis of poetry, printmaking and painting into 'illuminated books' and his creation of a personal prophetic mythology. He invented or adapted printing methods to control both word and image, producing works with intense symbolic content and a decorative, highly
What are three of William Blake's masterpieces?+
Blake's masterpieces are generally considered his illuminated books and visionary plates that combine poetry and image. Key works include the illuminated sequence Songs of Innocence and of Experience, his prophetic designs collected across his illuminated books, and his visionary engraved plates and
What movement was William Blake part of?+
William Blake is most closely associated with Romanticism. Though often regarded as idiosyncratic and outside formal schools, his emphasis on imagination, individual vision, spiritual symbolism and emotional intensity places him within the broader Romantic movement in late 18th- and early 19th-
What influenced William Blake?+
Blake drew on a wide range of sources: the Bible and Christian scripture, classical myth, English poetry and the political and intellectual ferment of his time. His early training in engraving and the visual language of print culture shaped his techniques, while his personal visionary ideals de
Where can I see William Blake's work?+
Blake’s works appear in major museum collections and specialist exhibitions of British Romantic art, where illuminated prints, watercolours and engravings are shown and reproduced. High-quality prints and reproductions are widely available for collectors who wish to bring Blake’s decorative, vis
