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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

Arthur Hacker (1858 - 1919)
Arthur Hacker
1858 - 1919
Jock McFadyen (1950)
Jock McFadyen
1950
Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959)
Alfred James Munnings
1878 - 1959
Kris Graves (1982)
Kris Graves
1982
Heywood Hardy (1842 - 1933)
Heywood Hardy
1842 - 1933
Hurvin Anderson (1965)
Hurvin Anderson
1965
Edward Aldridge ()
Edward Aldridge
George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878)
George Cruikshank
1792 - 1878
Peter Monamy (1681 - 1749)
Peter Monamy
1681 - 1749
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
Robert Sharp ()
Robert Sharp
Anthony Devis (1729 - 1816)
Anthony Devis
1729 - 1816
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877 - 1958)
Frank Cadogan Cowper
1877 - 1958
Annie Feray Mutrie (1826 - 1893)
Annie Feray Mutrie
1826 - 1893
Joel Meyerowitz (1938)
Joel Meyerowitz
1938
Louis William Wain (1860 - 1939)
Louis William Wain
1860 - 1939

Creators Romanticism

Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee) (1807 - 1877)
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee)
1807 - 1877
Charles Allston Collins (1828 - 1873)
Charles Allston Collins
1828 - 1873
Henri Cleenewerck (1818 - 1901)
Henri Cleenewerck
1818 - 1901
Michel Gigon (1929 - 2022)
Michel Gigon
1929 - 2022
Pierre-Antoine Labouchère (1807 - 1873)
Pierre-Antoine Labouchère
1807 - 1873
Louis Aimé Japy (1839 - 1916)
Louis Aimé Japy
1839 - 1916
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Giuseppe Verdi
1813 - 1901
Eugène Petit (1839 - 1886)
Eugène Petit
1839 - 1886
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange (1877 - 1958)
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange
1877 - 1958
John Banvard (1815 - 1891)
John Banvard
1815 - 1891
Jacques Barraband (1768 - 1809)
Jacques Barraband
1768 - 1809
Hermann Anschütz (1802 - 1880)
Hermann Anschütz
1802 - 1880
Adolph Kaufman (1848 - 1916)
Adolph Kaufman
1848 - 1916
Albert Samain (1858 - 1900)
Albert Samain
1858 - 1900
Eduard von Heuss (1808 - 1880)
Eduard von Heuss
1808 - 1880
James Hamilton (1819 - 1878)
James Hamilton
1819 - 1878
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