Viscomi, Joseph, 1952-, William Blake's printed paintings , 2021
- Title(s):
William Blake's printed paintings : methods, origins, meanings / Joseph Viscomi.
- Published/Created:
- London : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2021.
New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press
©2021 - Physical Description:
- ix, 238 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm
- Holdings:
- Reference LibraryNJ18.B57 V57 2021 (LC) OversizeAccessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu] - Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/16052032
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and index.
"Among William Blake's (1757-1827) most widely recognized and highly regarded works as an artist are twelve color printed drawings, or monoprints, conceived and executed in 1795. This book investigates these masterworks, explaining Blake's technique--one he essentially reinvented, unaware of 17th-century precursors--to show that these works were produced as paintings, and played a crucial role in Blake's development as a painter. Using material and historical analyses, Joseph Viscomi argues that the monoprints were created as autonomous paintings rather than as illustrations for Blake's books with an intended viewing order. Enlivened with bountiful illustrations, the text approaches the works within the context of their time, not divorced from ideas expressed in Blake's writings but not illustrative of or determined by those writings."--Jacket flap. - Subject Terms:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Criticism and interpretation.Blake, William, 1757-1827.Color prints, English, 18th century.
- Form/Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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- part 1. Methods & production
- Blake's methods of color printing
- Blake's first independent color printed designs
- Production of the large monoprints
- part 2. Origins & evolution
- Print or painting?
- Painted prints of London, c. 1777-1795
- part 3. Meanings & interpretations
- Series or selection?
- Interpreting the designs.