Who was William Blake? Ask a CC202 student and they’ll tell you he was an English Romantic poet. They’re right but that’s not all. Blake was also a talented artist and many of his subjects will appear familiar to keen-eyed core students. We thought we’d take a moment to share a bit of this lesser known side of Blake.
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing (1786)
The Lovers Whirlwind illustrating Canto V of Dante’s Inferno
Newton (1795)
Depiction of the Minotaur from Dante’s Inferno
The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with Sun (1805)
