Lives of William Blake /
"William Blake (1757-1827) was a British painter, printmaker, poet, and mystical thinker who became one of the leading figures of Romanticism. This volume presents the earliest critical essay on his art by journalist and diarist Henry Crabb Robinson, reproduced here in full for the first time i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
J. Paul Getty Museum,
2020.
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| Series: | Lives of the artists.
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| Summary: | "William Blake (1757-1827) was a British painter, printmaker, poet, and mystical thinker who became one of the leading figures of Romanticism. This volume presents the earliest critical essay on his art by journalist and diarist Henry Crabb Robinson, reproduced here in full for the first time in English, as well as illuminating biographical texts by painter John Thomas Smith and writer Alexander Gilchrist. An introduction by Martin Myrone, lead curator of British art to 1800 at Tate, contextualizes these writings, which provide a rich, nuanced view of the life and inventive work of both the historical Blake; and the invented Blake, the artist who today occupies a revered place in the pantheon of visionary artists"-- |
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| Item Description: | Series statement found at www.getty.edu/publications |
| Physical Description: | 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 15 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references ("further reading") (page 26). |
| ISBN: | 9781606066614 1606066617 |