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William Blake depicted the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar in his divinely ordained madness, crawling on all fours like a beast. The muscular figure stares with wild eyes, his humanity stripped away as punishment for pride. Blake's visionary imagination transforms the Old Testament story into haunting imagery.
This work exemplifies Blake's unique combination of prophetic vision and technical mastery. The print exists in multiple color variations hand-finished by the artist. Displayed at Tate Britain in London.
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About Nebuchadnezzar
This print is displayed at Tate Britain in London, which holds the world's largest collection of William Blake's work.
William Blake was a visionary English artist and poet who created Romantic imagery drawn from biblical and mythological sources.
Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who, according to the Book of Daniel, was struck with madness and lived as a beast for seven years.
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