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Apr 2022
38m 9s

The Otherworldly Art of William Blake

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William Blake was an English poet and visionary artist whose unique work gives us a glimpse into an entirely different world. His art was ignored and neglected, and few people took his work seriously. He was generally seen as a madman.  

His vivid imagination, visions and mystical experiences lead him to a spiritual task that was the exploration of his inner self. For Blake, the essence of human existence is imagination.


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⌛ Timestamps (0:00) The Life of William Blake (13:16) The Lyrical Poems of William Blake (15:48) Prophetic Books & Mythology (21:35) 1. The Ancient of Days (1794) (22:38) 2. Albion Rose (1794 – 1796) (23:37) 3. Isaac Newton (1795 – 1805) (24:23) 4. Nebuchadnezzar (1795 – 1805) (25:39) 5. The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (1795) (26:31) 6. Satan Exulting over Eve (1795) (27:00) 7. The Good and Evil Angels (1795 – 1805) (28:13) 8. The Angel of Revelation (1803 – 1805) (28:36) 9. Los Enters the Door of Death (1804-1820) (29:35) 10. The Great Red Dragon Paintings (1805 – 1810) (31:20) 11. The Man Who Taught Blake Painting in his Dreams (1819 – 1820) (31:44) 12. The Ghost of a Flea (1819 – 1820) (32:58) 13. Elisha In The Chamber On The Wall (1820) (33:30) 14. The Spectre over Los (1821) (34:38) 15. The Inscription over the Gate (1824 - 1827) (36:18) 16. Behemoth and Leviathan (1825) (36:41) How Blake's Art Can Help Us


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