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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

Robert Gibbings (1889 - 1958)
Robert Gibbings
1889 - 1958
Duncan Max Meldrum (1875 - 1955)
Duncan Max Meldrum
1875 - 1955
Edward Dodwell (1767 - 1832)
Edward Dodwell
1767 - 1832
Robert Timbrell ()
Robert Timbrell
Charles William Bartlett (1860 - 1940)
Charles William Bartlett
1860 - 1940
Arthur Hughes (1832 - 1915)
Arthur Hughes
1832 - 1915
Jack Banham Coggins (1911 - 2006)
Jack Banham Coggins
1911 - 2006
Richard Caton Woodville (1825 - 1855)
Richard Caton Woodville
1825 - 1855
Reginald John (Rex) Whistler (1905 - 1944)
Reginald John (Rex) Whistler
1905 - 1944
Marcus Gerards II (1561 - 1636)
Marcus Gerards II
1561 - 1636
Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860 - 1927)
Solomon Joseph Solomon
1860 - 1927
Thomas Lound (1801 - 1861)
Thomas Lound
1801 - 1861
Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (1862 - 1945)
Leonid Osipovich Pasternak
1862 - 1945
Szabolcs Bozó (1992)
Szabolcs Bozó
1992
George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824)
George Gordon Byron
1788 - 1824
Andrea Soldi (1703 - 1771)
Andrea Soldi
1703 - 1771

Creators Romanticism

Alexey Alexandrovich Vasilyev (1811 - 1879)
Alexey Alexandrovich Vasilyev
1811 - 1879
Alexander Rothaug (1870 - 1946)
Alexander Rothaug
1870 - 1946
Michel Gigon (1929 - 2022)
Michel Gigon
1929 - 2022
Jan Philip Koelman (1818 - 1893)
Jan Philip Koelman
1818 - 1893
John Gantz (1772 - 1853)
John Gantz
1772 - 1853
Carl Gustav Rodde (1830 - 1906)
Carl Gustav Rodde
1830 - 1906
Maria Elektrine von Freyberg (1797 - 1847)
Maria Elektrine von Freyberg
1797 - 1847
Modest Musorgskii (1839 - 1881)
Modest Musorgskii
1839 - 1881
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878 - 1939)
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
1878 - 1939
Leon Jan Wyczólkowski (1852 - 1936)
Leon Jan Wyczólkowski
1852 - 1936
Karel Postl (1769 - 1818)
Karel Postl
1769 - 1818
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee) (1807 - 1877)
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee)
1807 - 1877
Emil von Ernst (1817 - 1905)
Emil von Ernst
1817 - 1905
Lorenz Adolf Schönberger (1768 - 1846)
Lorenz Adolf Schönberger
1768 - 1846
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886 - 1957)
Kay Rasmus Nielsen
1886 - 1957
Raffaele Pontremoli (1832 - 1906)
Raffaele Pontremoli
1832 - 1906
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