The visionary work of William Blake reveals a career defined by innovative illuminated printing alongside apocalyptic ...

Possessing an ethereal delicacy, at first seemingly naïve, but in actuality hinting at divine depths, William Blake’s paintings are truly visionary. But as respected as the English poet and painter ...

William Blake, "Albion rose" (“Glad Day” or “The Dance of Albion”) (1794–96), Engraving and etching, colour printed with hand colouring on paper (© The Trustees of the British Museum) CAMBRIDGE, ...

My encounters with the work of the early English Romantic painter, engraver and poet William Blake (1757-1827) have been marked by respect, awe and sometimes bewilderment. Respect and awe because both ...

A crackling collection of experimental prints by William Blake resurrects the English poet-painter in all his radical frenzy, and foretells the limits of political art. By Walker Mimms Reporting from ...

“Burning Bright” showcases the poet-artist’s inventive approaches and the vivid imagination that set him apart. Photo: Richard Caspole, Yale Cen Two iconic works kick off the show. Spread open in a ...

The painting features a devious, detailed rendering of Satan perched over Eve, who is entangled with a serpent. Beside this print hung “Hecate (or, The Night of Enitharmon’s Joy),” Blake’s rendering ...

This etching of a small face may be one of William Blake's earliest engravings. © Bodleian Libraries / University of Oxford Experts have discovered that doodles ...

William Blake was a bit of a nut. That’s partly why we like him so much. The great British Romantic artist, whose lifespan (1757-1827) roughly corresponded with that of mad King George III, aimed to ...

William Blake’s drawings, paintings, prints and illustrations are heavenly, cosmic, spiritual, mind-expanding and consciousness-raising. What they aren’t is large. The Yale Center for British Art, ...

The Morning Comes (1793-1821), by William Blake. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. William Blake’s Universe, the new (free) exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, is a celebration of work ...

Few figures in history have inspired as much fascination as William Blake. Poet, artist, mystic, and visionary, Blake claimed to witness angels, converse with biblical prophets, and glimpse realities ...