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Nebuchadnezzar



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Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar
William Blake
1795
Color print finished in pen and watercolor
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  • The Old Testament bible story of King Nebuchadnezzar's (NEB-uh-kad-NEZ-ar) dream and madness is an interpretation of an historical event that teaches a moral lesson.

  • Reacting against the rationalism of his times, William Blake emphasized imagination and emotion in his art.

  • Blake's expressive PRINT of King Nebuchadnezzar illustrates his belief that the animal aspects of human nature are the counterpart of reason.
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