The Ancient of Days | William Blake | 1794 Max Klinger Through her abstract language

Through her abstract language

Created around 1801

depicting the rise and fall of an imaginary empire

His hollow eyes stare out

The painting depicts a small boat adrift on the open sea

The Ancient of Days | William Blake | 1794 Max Klinger Through her abstract languageAbout the artwork: William Blake was a visionary artist, poet, and printmaker whose work defied the conventions of his time and continues to resonate for its deeply symbolic and otherworldly qualities. A Romantic in spirit, Blake rejected materialism and rationalism, instead embracing a mystical worldview that celebrated imagination as the ultimate creative force. His illuminated manuscripts, such as Songs of Innocence and Experience, blend poetry