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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 Cartwright (1740 - 1824)
John Cartwright
1740 - 1824
William Coldstream (1908 - 1987)
William Coldstream
1908 - 1987
Caroline Walker (1982)
Caroline Walker
1982
Anish Kapoor (1954)
Anish Kapoor
1954
Henry Bryan Ziegler (1798 - 1874)
Henry Bryan Ziegler
1798 - 1874
Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
Richard Paton
1717 - 1791
Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart (1883 - 1960)
Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart
1883 - 1960
James Guild (1797 - 1841)
James Guild
1797 - 1841
Hugh O'Donnell (1950)
Hugh O'Donnell
1950
Rudolf Marcuse (1878 - 1940)
Rudolf Marcuse
1878 - 1940
Jan Griffier (1652 - 1718)
Jan Griffier
1652 - 1718
Ramsay Richard Reinagle (1775 - 1862)
Ramsay Richard Reinagle
1775 - 1862
John Craxton (1922 - 2009)
John Craxton
1922 - 2009
Jacob Epstein (1880 - 1959)
Jacob Epstein
1880 - 1959
Richard Burchett (1815 - 1875)
Richard Burchett
1815 - 1875
David Bailey (1938)
David Bailey
1938

Creators Romanticism

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (1868 - 1938)
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst
1868 - 1938
Ricco Wassmer (1915 - 1972)
Ricco Wassmer
1915 - 1972
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898)
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
1832 - 1898
Fritz Bamberger (1814 - 1873)
Fritz Bamberger
1814 - 1873
Hans Treiber (1869 - 1968)
Hans Treiber
1869 - 1968
Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
Albert von Escher (1833 - 1905)
Albert von Escher
1833 - 1905
Konstantin Daniel Rosenthal (1820 - 1851)
Konstantin Daniel Rosenthal
1820 - 1851
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1807 - 1863)
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
1807 - 1863
Franz Edmund Weirotter (1733 - 1771)
Franz Edmund Weirotter
1733 - 1771
Charles Henry Owen (1830 - 1921)
Charles Henry Owen
1830 - 1921
Louis Rémy Mignot (1831 - 1870)
Louis Rémy Mignot
1831 - 1870
William Turner (1789 - 1862)
William Turner
1789 - 1862
Stephen Burroughs (1765 - 1840)
Stephen Burroughs
1765 - 1840
Raphael Schwartz (1874 - 1942)
Raphael Schwartz
1874 - 1942
Moritz Schleime (1978)
Moritz Schleime
1978
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