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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

Harold Parker (1873 - 1962)
Harold Parker
1873 - 1962
Theodore Mendez (1934 - 1997)
Theodore Mendez
1934 - 1997
Charles Lyell (1797 - 1875)
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
William Green (1760 - 1823)
William Green
1760 - 1823
Archer James Oliver (1774 - 1842)
Archer James Oliver
1774 - 1842
Douglas Gordon (1966)
Douglas Gordon
1966
Helen Saunders (1885 - 1963)
Helen Saunders
1885 - 1963
Nathaniel Mills I (1746 - 1843)
Nathaniel Mills I
1746 - 1843
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1925 - 2006
Pauline Lady Trevelyan (1816 - 1866)
Pauline Lady Trevelyan
1816 - 1866
Archibald Stuart-Wortley (1849 - 1905)
Archibald Stuart-Wortley
1849 - 1905
Andrew Fogelberg (1732 - 1815)
Andrew Fogelberg
1732 - 1815
Ford Madox Brown (1821 - 1893)
Ford Madox Brown
1821 - 1893
Charles Jervas (1675 - 1739)
Charles Jervas
1675 - 1739
Frank Auerbach (1931)
Frank Auerbach
1931
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833 - 1898)
Philip Hermogenes Calderon
1833 - 1898

Creators Romanticism

John Pitman (1814 - 1841)
John Pitman
1814 - 1841
Pierre-Jacques Volaire (1729 - 1799)
Pierre-Jacques Volaire
1729 - 1799
Walenty Wańkowicz (1800 - 1842)
Walenty Wańkowicz
1800 - 1842
Lazare Bruandet (1755 - 1804)
Lazare Bruandet
1755 - 1804
Henry Bright (1810 - 1873)
Henry Bright
1810 - 1873
Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 - 1875)
Antoine-Louis Barye
1795 - 1875
Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov (1870 - 1905)
Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov
1870 - 1905
Francis Danby (1793 - 1861)
Francis Danby
1793 - 1861
Johann Baptist Drechsler (1756 - 1811)
Johann Baptist Drechsler
1756 - 1811
Frans Vervloet (1795 - 1872)
Frans Vervloet
1795 - 1872
Luigi Sorio (1835 - 1909)
Luigi Sorio
1835 - 1909
Jean Coraboeuf (1870 - 1947)
Jean Coraboeuf
1870 - 1947
Louis Bosworth Hurt (1856 - 1929)
Louis Bosworth Hurt
1856 - 1929
August Weber (1817 - 1873)
August Weber
1817 - 1873
Johann Christian Brand (1722 - 1795)
Johann Christian Brand
1722 - 1795
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 - 1858)
Johann Moritz Rugendas
1802 - 1858
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