{"product_id":"9780691198316-william-blake","title":"William Blake","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative look at William Blake's life and enduring relevance as a prophetic artist, poet, and printmaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Blake (1757–1827) created some of the most iconic images in the history of art. He was a countercultural prophet whose personal struggles, technical innovations, and revelatory vision have inspired generations of artists. This marvelously illustrated book explores the biographical, artistic, and political contexts that shaped Blake's work, and demonstrates why he was a singularly gifted visual artist with renewed relevance for us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explores Blake's relationship with the art world of his time and provides new perspectives on his craft as a printmaker, poet, watercolorist, and painter. It makes sense of the profound historical forces with which he contended during his lifetime, from revolutions in America and France to the dehumanizing effects of industrialization. Readers gain incomparable insights into Blake's desire for recognition and commercial success, his role as social critic, his visionary experience of London, his hatred of empire, and the bitter disappointments that drove him to retire from the world in his final years. What emerges is a luminous portrait of a complicated and uncompromising artist who was at once a heretic, mystic, saint, and cynic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an afterword by Alan Moore, this handsome volume features many of the most sublime and exhilarating images Blake ever produced. It brings together watercolors, paintings, and prints, and draws from such illuminated masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eSongs of Innocence and of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEurope a Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e, and apocalyptic works such as \u003ci\u003eMilton\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in association with Tate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTate Britain, London\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 11, 2019–February 2, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40868025860193,"sku":"9780691198316","price":43.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28526270.jpg?v=1742897909","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780691198316-william-blake","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}