William Blake (1757–1827, English Romantic)
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- William Blake
- originally a book frontispiece to "Europe, a Prophecy" (23.3 x 16.8 cm) 1794
- British Museum (London)
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It shows Urizen (the embodiment of conventional reason and law) crouching in a circular design with a cloud-like background. His outstretched hand holds a compass over the darker void below.
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Issac Newton
- William Blake
- oil on canvas (460 x 600 cm) 1795
- Collection Tate (London)
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Isaac Newton is shown sitting naked and crouched on a rocky outcropping covered with algae, apparently at the bottom of the sea. His attention is focused upon diagrams he draws with a compass, which is smaller than that held by Urizen in Blake's The Ancient of Days.
Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.
Source: Wikipedia
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