"The Ancient of Days"William Blake
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This painting really captures your attention, i love it. it shows the secular spirit because it is of someone powerful other than god. some sources refer to him as Urizen, a character created by Blake to be the embodiment of conventional reason and law. still others say that it was of god, being titled as it is. it portrays the figure in a humanesque form, but with power because he is in the sky surrounded by a halo of light amongst the clouds. it uses light in an interesting way and is very detailed. the body is perfectly sculpted and muscular and he appears very powerful. this painting is very interesting to me in the mystery that shrouds its true meaning.
ReplyDeleteThis painting is very Renaissance. In the days of the ancient greeks, when there were the "classics," they believed in many gods, including Zeus. This painting is trying to imitate a classic by being of Zeus. It isn't like the Dark Ages because in that time a painting of a god other than the Christian God would be blasphemy. Also, Zeus is painted with perfect muscles, part of the humanistic thinking associated with the Renaissance.
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