Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection

c. 1795

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This colorful print depicts a man standing with his arms slightly spread and facing outward, wearing a draped white garment that covers the lower half of his body and leaves most of the upper half bare. The man has pale skin with some areas of light pink, long, wavy blond hair, and a blond beard. There are two thin red gashes on his palms and his visible foot. He is surrounded by kneeling people who all have light skin and blond hair. On the left, a kneeling person with curly blonde hair looks up at the central man with their hands raised, wearing a light blue garment. On the right, two people kneel with their heads bowed to the ground, draped in blue and pink garments. The background is a gradient of golden and soft brown hues, creating a circle of light around the central man.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color print (monotype), hand-colored with watercolor and tempera

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.2 x 57.5 cm (17 x 22 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8995

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 333

  • Series Title

    The Large Color Prints: no.9


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Art of William Blake, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1957, no. 60.

1965

  • William Blake, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965, no. 28.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 16, repro.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1978

  • Bindman, David. The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.

1991

  • Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 212, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q65026714

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