William Blake: Romantic Period Paintings
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WILLIAM BLAKE Art Book contains 35+ Reproductions of biblical and allegorical scenes with title and date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).BORN: November 28, 1757 in London, England.DIED: August 12, 1857 in London, England.MOVEMENT: RomanticismINTERESTING FACTS:§ Blake was well known as a poet, engraver and a painter.§ Blake frequently had visions of Heaven. These visions were integral to his artwork.§ He taught his wife, Catherine, to read and write.§ Blake had an altercation with John Schofield, a soldier. This event led to charges against Blake for assault and seditious, treasonable expressions against the King. He was cleared of all charges.§ He died while working on Dante’s Divine Comedy. He received praise for the works that were completed.NOTABLE WORKS:Book of Job, Songs of Innocence, The Dance of Albion, and Isaac Newton.
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