The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent

1827

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of a scene with various figures in a rocky landscape. The image shows a creature with a distorted humanoid form, scaly texture, and a twisted body interacting with two other figures. Two robed figures are also present, observing the scene. The backdrop features abstract and jagged rock formations, and small serpentine creatures can be seen in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)
    sheet: 31.8 x 48.3 cm (12 1/2 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5400

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 650

  • Series Title

    Dante's "Divine Comedy": pl.4 ("Inferno," canto XXV)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • William Blake, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965, no. 36.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65026668

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