"The Ghost of a Flea"
William Blake - Tempera - 21 x 16 cm
The Ghost of a Flea is a small tempera mixture with gold painting on mahogany type tropical hardwood panel by the English poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757-1827), held in the Tate Gallery, London. Completed between 1819 and 1820, it is part of a series of works depicting "Visionary Heads" commissioned by the watercolour artist and astrologist John Varley (1788-1842). Fantastic, spiritual art was extremely popular in Britain from around 1770 to 1830, and during this time Blake often worked on unearthly, supernatural panels to amuse and amaze his friends. At 21.4 cm x 16.2 cm (painting) and 38.2 mm x 32.4 mm x 5.0 mm (frame), the work is a greatly reduced miniature portrait. Blake generally worked on a small scale, most of his illuminated pages, engravings and many of his paintings are only inches high. Although Ghost of a Flea is one of Blake's smallest works, it is monumental in its imagination. In addition, its tidy scale creates a drama by contrasting the apparent muscular bulk and power of the creature against its incarnation as an insect in the panel.
More information on this artwork on this websites
Quality Print on cotton Canvas reproduction of Famous Artists paintings. | William Blake - The Ghost of a Flea
styleisking.wordpress.com/category/suzy-ka...
Posts about Suzy Kassem written by Suzy Kassem
www.pinterest.es/cocuyo123/adva...
Aug 27, 2019- Explore cocuyo123's board "Advances" on Pinterest. See more i...
taniamarieartist.wordpress.com/tag/animal-to...
Posts about animal totems written by Tania Marie's Blog
Stunning Painting Reproductions Made By Talented Artists, Photo Preview before Shipping. | William Blake - The Ghost of a Flea
www.sohu.com/a/164427382_6...
TopImpressionists.com (William Blake)
Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Artwork
TopImpressionists.com-T-7Z4Q6M-EN
Oil Painting Replica Impressionism The Ghost of a Flea by William Blake | TopImpressionists.com
https://TopImpressionists.com/Art.nsf/O/7Z4Q6M/$File/William-Blake-The-Ghost-of-a-Flea.JPG
William Blake
William Blake