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William Blake

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What he called his "prophetic works" were said by 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In 2002, Blake was placed at number 38 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. While he lived in London his entire life, except for three years spent in Felpham, he produced a diverse and symbolically rich collection of works, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God" or "human existence itself".

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:28 november 1757, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:12 august 1827, London, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Illustrator, Painter, Poet
Art school / group:English School
Genre:Mythological painting, Religious genre
Art style:Romanticism, Symbolism

Creators United Kingdom

John Francis Rigaud (1742 - 1810)
John Francis Rigaud
1742 - 1810
John Wollaston (1710 - 1775)
John Wollaston
1710 - 1775
Francis Swaine (1725 - 1782)
Francis Swaine
1725 - 1782
Hamish Fulton (1946)
Hamish Fulton
1946
William Blamire Young (1862 - 1935)
William Blamire Young
1862 - 1935
Moses Griffith (1749 - 1819)
Moses Griffith
1749 - 1819
Harold Charles Francis Harvey (1874 - 1941)
Harold Charles Francis Harvey
1874 - 1941
Donald Steele (Don) Potter (1902 - 2004)
Donald Steele (Don) Potter
1902 - 2004
Jussuf Abbo (1890 - 1953)
Jussuf Abbo
1890 - 1953
Sebastian Pether (1790 - 1844)
Sebastian Pether
1790 - 1844
John Frederick Herring I (1795 - 1865)
John Frederick Herring I
1795 - 1865
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Christina Georgina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
John Fulleylove (1845 - 1908)
John Fulleylove
1845 - 1908
John Stewart (1919 - 2017)
John Stewart
1919 - 2017
Helen Bradley (1900 - 1979)
Helen Bradley
1900 - 1979
David Garshen Bomberg (1890 - 1957)
David Garshen Bomberg
1890 - 1957

Creators Romanticism

Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon (1875 - 1958)
Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon
1875 - 1958
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Giuseppe Verdi
1813 - 1901
John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828)
John Nost Sartorius
1759 - 1828
Raphael Schwartz (1874 - 1942)
Raphael Schwartz
1874 - 1942
Joseph Jodocus Moerenhout (1801 - 1874)
Joseph Jodocus Moerenhout
1801 - 1874
Nicolas Marie Joseph Chapuy (1790 - 1858)
Nicolas Marie Joseph Chapuy
1790 - 1858
Raffaele Pontremoli (1832 - 1906)
Raffaele Pontremoli
1832 - 1906
Eduard Magnus (1799 - 1872)
Eduard Magnus
1799 - 1872
Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944)
Edvard Munch
1863 - 1944
Philippe Parrot (1831 - 1894)
Philippe Parrot
1831 - 1894
Egide Linnig (1821 - 1860)
Egide Linnig
1821 - 1860
 C. Blake (? - XIX century)
C. Blake
? - XIX century
Franz Metzner (1870 - 1919)
Franz Metzner
1870 - 1919
Dmitri Plavinsky (1937 - 2012)
Dmitri Plavinsky
1937 - 2012
Auguste Mayer (1805 - 1890)
Auguste Mayer
1805 - 1890
Pierre Loti (1850 - 1923)
Pierre Loti
1850 - 1923
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