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God As Architect, William Blake, 1794

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God As Architect, William Blake, 1794

This masterpiece of William Blake was created in 1794, as an illustration of his book of poetry, Europa a Prophecy. However, this work is more popularly known as the Ancient of Days. This pre-Romantic etching depicts a very Newtonian God measuring out the dimensions of his creation.

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Published: Friday 30th July, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Tags: 1794, Ancient, Ancient of Days, Architect, Britain, British, Christian, England, English, Europa, Europa a Prophecy, Genesis, God, God as Architect, Jewish, Newton, Newtonian, Old Testament, Prophecy, The Ancient of Days, William, William Blake

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