The Vision of Eliphaz

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of a group of figures looking at a central ethereal being. The central image is surrounded by a text that reads "Then a spirit passed before my face, the hair of my flesh stood up.” The figures are depicted in robes and intricate linework. The central being is surrounded by a radiant light and is gazing at the figures below. The figures show various emotional states, some looking up in awe or contemplation. The scene is framed by text in a stylized border with phrases suggesting a spiritual or religious context. The artwork evokes themes of divine revelation and spiritual enlightenment with attention to detail and narrative depth. The composition and execution suggest a visionary or mystical experience and are consistent with themes found in works of mythological or spiritual literature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.5 × 22.3 cm (10 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1811

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 634

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 9


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Magnifying the Bible through Art, Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, TN, 1958.

1965

  • William Blake, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965, no. 24.

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q64962729

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