Blake was also receiving messages from God and from angels, which he transcribed into his art and poetry. ... “William Blake and the Age of Aquarius,” which features 150 artworks, ...

William Blake, The Lovers’ Whirlwind, Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta, between 1824 and 1827, pen, ink and watercolor, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery William Blake died on August 12, 1827.

The Bible is artful — a “Great Code of Art”, Blake insisted. The word “code” is meant in the sense of “cipher”, the scholar ...

A major exhibition on William Blake's work, titled "William Blake: Visionary," is now on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles through Jan. 14, 2024.

Indeed, Blake was inspired by the countryside around him as he penned lines such as, “And did those feet in ancient time / Walk upon England’s mountains green: / And was the holy Lamb of God ...