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The Bible In Paintings >>> Featured Artists Series ✝️ The Best of WILLIAM BLAKE ✝️

Posted on 06/15/2023 6:35:54 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6















The Bible
In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Applying
and Appreciating God's Word ~



FEATURED ARTISTS

This is a brief series showing the best biblical work of a select group of artists—namely, the two dozen artists whose work most stands out to me.

We’ve seen most of these images before, in the context of the stories they depict; here they are again, along with a brief biography of each artist.

FEATURED ARTISTS
William BLAKE
Carl BLOCH
Edward BURNE-JONES
CARAVAGGIO
The DELLA ROBBIAS
Gustave DORÉ
The GENTILESCHIS
Lorenzo GHIBERTI
William Brassey HOLE
Howard David JOHNSON
Yongsung KIM
MICHELANGELO
SISTINE CHAPEL’s WALLS SISTINE CHAPEL’s CEILING Andrey MIRONOV
Vasily POLENOV
He QI
RAPHAEL
REMBRANDT
Peter Paul RUBENS
Henry Ossawa TANNER
Louis Comfort TIFFANY
Benjamin WEST
Rick WIENECKE
and James TISSOT





The Best of
W I L L I A M
B L A K E




“WILLIAM BLAKE (1757 – 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake is considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced".

“He is held in high regard for his expressiveness and creativity, and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. [He was] a committed Christian. The 19th-century scholar William Michael Rossetti characterised him as a "glorious luminary", and "a man not forestalled by predecessors, nor to be classed with contemporaries, nor to be replaced by known or readily surmisable successors."”
excerpted from Wikipedia




1
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Creation of Eve:
‘And She Shall Be Called Woman’"




2
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve"




3
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Eve Tempted by the Serpent"




4
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Satan Exulting over Eve"




5
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Cain Fleeing from the Wrath of God
The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve"




6
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Jacob's Dream"




7
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Joseph Making Himself Known to His Brethren"




8
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Moses at the Burning Bush"




9
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Moses Erecting the Brazen Serpent"




10
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Devil Rebuked; The Burial of Moses"




11
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Samson Breaks the Shackles"




12
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Samson Subdued"




13
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Naomi Entreating Ruth and Opra
to Return to the Land of Moab"




14
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Saul, the Shade of Samuel and the Witch"




15
WILLIAM BLAKE
"David Pardoning Absalom"




16
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Job’s Family"




17
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Job's Evil Dreams"




18
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Whirlwind: Ezekiel's Vision
of the Cherubim and Eyed Wheels"




19
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Nebuchadnezzar"




20
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Angel Appearing to Zacharias"




21
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds"




22
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Baptism of Christ"




23
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Christ Tempted by Satan to Turn the Stones to Bread"




24
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Christ Raising Jairus's Daughter"




25
WILLIAM BLAKE
"St. Matthew"




26
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"




27
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Christ's Entry into Jerusalem"




28
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Last Supper"




29
WILLIAM BLAKE
"‘Behold Thy Mother’"




30
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Resurrection: The Angels Rolling Away
the Stone from the Sepulchre"




31
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Three Marys"




32
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre"




33
WILLIAM BLAKE
"Christ Appearing to His Disciples after the Resurrection"




34
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Ascension"




35
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Conversion of Saul"




36
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea"




→ a n d... f i n a l l y ←






37
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Whore of Babylon"




Next time:
CARL BLOCH




TOPICS: Apologetics; General Discusssion; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: art; bible; paintings

1 posted on 06/15/2023 6:35:54 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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Feel free to comment below.

No expertise is needed,
either in Scripture or in art—
so please jump right in!

A FRIENDLY FORUM





2 posted on 06/15/2023 6:37:34 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

We are going to enjoy immensely this new chapter!!!

Blake’s art is remarkable, complex, sometimes with obscure symbolism; original, mystical. The more I study his paintings, the more I like his individualistic style.


3 posted on 06/15/2023 7:06:10 AM PDT by etabeta
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To: etabeta
The more I study his paintings, the more I like his individualistic style.

He's been growing on me, also. Apparently, he is an acquired taste.

4 posted on 06/15/2023 7:12:34 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

You started with what might be my favourite!


5 posted on 06/15/2023 5:25:56 PM PDT by Oystir
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To: Oystir

Just obeying the alphabet, LOL.

Blake’s appeal is limited, certainly, but another viewer’s wife has a coffee table book on him.

Glad I hit a homer for you. Perhaps you’ll gain some more favourites along the way....


6 posted on 06/15/2023 6:35:18 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

William Blake must have been a genius.

This work reminds me of The Chosen series: By going beyond the text, he provokes thought and pulls stuff to the surface that we may not otherwise consider. Thus we are enriched and blessed.

Thank you!


7 posted on 06/15/2023 6:39:35 PM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: SisterK

Excellent point, K.

The biblical artists I admire the most all do exactly that. Most of the artists I’ll be featuring here are those.


8 posted on 06/15/2023 7:07:54 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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