The Creation

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of angels and celestial beings. The image depicts a central scene with several celestial beings with wings arranged in ethereal poses, surrounded by flowing drapery and clouds. Below them, a wise figure reclines on clouds with outstretched arms, beneath whom a group of seated figures appears in contemplation or discussion, dressed in flowing robes. The border of the drawing contains celestial and earthly symbolism, with motifs like stars, the sun, moon, and natural elements. The incorporated text adds a layer of poetic and spiritual context to the scene depicted. The intricate details and symbolic language convey a profound sense of the cosmos and divine creation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.5 × 22.5 cm (10 1/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1816

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 639

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 14

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1946

  • Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Auburn, NY, 1946, no cat.

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

1953

  • Old Master Etchings and Engravings, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, 1953.

1958

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

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

1965

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

1967

  • Master Prints on Biblical Themes, Sloan Galleries at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 1967, no cat.

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q64962745

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