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“The Stygian Lake, with the Ireful Sinners Fighting”

Canto VII, 110-127 of Dante’s Inferno. Illustration by

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2020-02-09

The Virgin Daniel
-doesn’t eat meat or wine
-made to interpret dreams
-lions reject him
-best friends have weird names

The Nebuℭ𝔥𝔞𝔡nezzar
-lives off grass
-wild animals live with him
-“destroyer of nations”
-has others interpret his epic dreams about empires

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2020-02-07

In 1809, stung by criticisms of his work and angered by being double-crossed out of a potentially lucrative commission of Chaucer illustrations, decided to put on his own art exhibition.

It was a colossal failure. 1/x

https://t.co/xNM6yPSorv

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2020-02-06

Hecate was the Greek goddess of crossroads, doorways, boundaries, thresholds & city walls. This eclectic deity was also linked to the home, magic, necromancy, dogs, polecats, yews, light, ghosts, herbs, medicines & poisons.

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2020-01-31

It's surely a credit to that his Cerberus looks as if it'd be healed by a decent meal, a warm fire and a few friendly strokes.

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2020-01-28

William Blake (1757 - 1827)

The Ghost of a Flea
Newton
Nebuchadnezzar

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2020-01-24

Nature is imagination itself.. how perfect!

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2020-01-22

Couple of stunning famous images Britain but impossible to see some of the smaller works due to crowding. Disappointing and frustrating and I won’t be coming back to an exhibition here again in a while, but worth it for these

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2020-01-19



William Blake’s ‘The Ancient of Days’ features Urizen, from the artist’s self-made mythology, the bearded personification of reason and law reaching out with a compass to manipulate the universe.

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2020-01-05

Designs for Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, on display until 2 February, courtesy
Exhibition highly recommended, details ➡️ https://t.co/vwT4J93W11

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2019-12-31

Did Britain then took to Modern for most enjoyable way to get from one to the other... and they accept Oyster

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2019-12-22

Recently visited the excellent William Blake exhibition Britain. Such a wealth of inspiration.

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2019-12-19

“Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing” by William Blake

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2019-12-12

If you arent lucky enough to be passing St Pauls or on your way home this evening, Here is a full image of William Blake's 'Ancient of Days'. https://t.co/yAoVT75Vw9

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2019-11-28

‘To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour.’

Remembering visionary poet and painter William Blake (1757-1827) on his birthday.

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2019-11-28

visionary painter & printmaker, was born in on 28th November 1757. He first published his poems as illuminated plates.

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2019-11-28