William Blake
1795
Color print finished in pen and watercolor
Miscellaneous purchase funds
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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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