{"id":189,"date":"2019-11-04T00:21:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/dallasmckinnon\/?p=189"},"modified":"2019-11-04T00:21:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:21:58","slug":"realism-pre-impressionism-pre-raphaelites-william-blake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/dallasmckinnon\/2019\/11\/04\/realism-pre-impressionism-pre-raphaelites-william-blake\/","title":{"rendered":"Realism, Pre-Impressionism, & Pre-Raphaelites – William Blake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ill Will<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Painter, print-maker, poet, and philosopher, William Blake was seen as a madman and was overlooked among his contemporaries for his eccentric and quirky nature. Blake was devoutly christian and incredibly individualist. He used his full imagination and religious symbolism throughout his work as he hated materialism and rationalism. He would condemn Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and John Locke for their \u201csterileness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>The Ancient of Days setting a Compass to the Earth<\/a><\/em> <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Ancient of Days is a great example of William Blake\u2019s use of obscure religious imagery. The name \u201cThe Ancient of Days\u201d is straight from the Book of Daniel. The bearded figure that is depicted is named \u201cUrizen.\u201d This was considered one of Blake\u2019s best work by his early critics and he would go on to make many versions of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nebuchadnezzar<\/a><\/em> <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nebuchadnezzar is not a painting, but a print! It portrays Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s descent into madness as he is on all fours eating grass like oxen. I personally think that he had made Nebuchadnezzar visually similar to Urizen on purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capaneus the Blasphemer <\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Capaneus the Blasphemer is a depiction in watercolour from Dante\u2019s Inferno. Dante and Virgil come across Capaneus in the third ring of the seventh circle of hell. Capaneus had committed violence against god as he was one of the seven kings who besieged Thebes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea is from a series of watercolour paintings based on the Book of Revelations. Here we see Blake\u2019s imagination running full force. This painting looks as if it could have come from a fantasy book today.
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The Ghost of a Flea
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The Ghost of a Flea is a miniature painting done with a mix of tempera and gold. William Blake was said to have had a spiritual vision of a flea. The flea told Blake that they inhabit the hearts of men who were \u201cin nature, bloodthirsty to excess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at all of William Blake’s works, I really resonate with his internal focus on painting what he imagined. Much like Goya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

William Holman Hunt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Awakening Conscience – William Holman Hunt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Honore Daumier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Honore Daumier : The Witnesses – The War Council <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • http:\/\/www.william-blake.org\/biography.html<\/li>
  • https:\/\/artuk.org\/discover\/artists\/blake-william-17571827?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjM3G35i-5QIVah6tBh1qqwETEAAYASAAEgJFkPD_BwE<\/li>
  • https:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/artist\/blake-william\/ <\/li>
  • https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2014\/nov\/21\/the-10-best-works-by-william-blake <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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