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The Great Red Dragon paintings are a series of watercolour paintings by the English poet and painter William Blake, created between 1805 and 1810. [1] It was during this period that Blake was commissioned to create over one hundred paintings intended to illustrate books of the Bible.
William Blake’s dramatic watercolor The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun (c. 1805) illustrates a cosmic battle between good and evil described in the Bible’s book of Revelation.
In Blake’s interpretation, the muscular dragon, associated with Satan, looms menacingly over a radiant woman whose unborn child—humanity’s hope and salvation—the beast seeks to destroy. While Blake made three other paintings featuring the dragon, this is the only one in which the beast’s back dominates the composition, emphasizing the ...
William Blake. The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun, c. 1805. Not on View
3 cze 2024 · William Blake’s The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With the Sun encompasses profound biblical themes from the New Testament’s Book of Revelation. This artwork visualizes the cosmic battle between good and evil, epitomizing the pivotal war described in the sacred text.
The Great Red Dragon paintings are a series of watercolour paintings by the English poet and painter William Blake, created between 1805 and 1810. It was during this period that Blake was commissioned to create over one hundred paintings intended to illustrate books of the Bible.
Title: The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun. Creator: William Blake. Date Created: c. 1805. Physical Dimensions: Overall: 40.8 x 33.7 cm (16 1/16 x 13 1/4 in.) support:...
