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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

Joseph Paul (1804 - 1887)
Joseph Paul
1804 - 1887
Harold Charles Francis Harvey (1874 - 1941)
Harold Charles Francis Harvey
1874 - 1941
 Banksy (1974)
Banksy
1974
Jussuf Abbo (1890 - 1953)
Jussuf Abbo
1890 - 1953
Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863 - 1937)
Charles Haslewood Shannon
1863 - 1937
Robert Edge Pine (1730 - 1788)
Robert Edge Pine
1730 - 1788
Alison Lapper (1965)
Alison Lapper
1965
Frederick Landseer Griggs (1876 - 1938)
Frederick Landseer Griggs
1876 - 1938
Ernest Leopold Sichel (1862 - 1941)
Ernest Leopold Sichel
1862 - 1941
Thomas Phipps ()
Thomas Phipps
Thomas Banks (1735 - 1805)
Thomas Banks
1735 - 1805
John Ryan (1925 - 1992)
John Ryan
1925 - 1992
David Gauld (1865 - 1936)
David Gauld
1865 - 1936
William Allan (1782 - 1850)
William Allan
1782 - 1850
John Chartier ()
John Chartier
James Edward Buttersworth (1817 - 1894)
James Edward Buttersworth
1817 - 1894

Creators Romanticism

Stephan Abel Sinding (1846 - 1922)
Stephan Abel Sinding
1846 - 1922
Arnold Schulten (1809 - 1874)
Arnold Schulten
1809 - 1874
Elisabeth Acworth Prinsep (1803 - 1885)
Elisabeth Acworth Prinsep
1803 - 1885
John Heaviside Clark (1771 - 1863)
John Heaviside Clark
1771 - 1863
Guido Ricci (1836 - 1897)
Guido Ricci
1836 - 1897
Otto Ulmer (1904 - 1973)
Otto Ulmer
1904 - 1973
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen (1664 - 1730)
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen
1664 - 1730
Franz Horny (1798 - 1824)
Franz Horny
1798 - 1824
T.J. Rawlins (1802 - 1873)
T.J. Rawlins
1802 - 1873
Christian Ernst Bernhard Morgenstern (1805 - 1867)
Christian Ernst Bernhard Morgenstern
1805 - 1867
Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines (1845 - 1939)
Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines
1845 - 1939
Michał Kulesza (1799 - 1863)
Michał Kulesza
1799 - 1863
Franz Metzner (1870 - 1919)
Franz Metzner
1870 - 1919
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (1753 - 1820)
Charles-Melchior Descourtis
1753 - 1820
Jervis McEntee (1828 - 1891)
Jervis McEntee
1828 - 1891
Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
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