1827
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate is a 1827 ink by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two tall figures standing on a rocky shore. One holds the other’s hand. In the water below, a drowned man clutches at a rock. Behind them, a stormy sky swirls with dark lines. On the right, a hooded figure leans on a staff. The artist used thick, layered lines to show light and shadow. This makes the figures look dramatic and intense. Check out engraving to see how artists create depth with just lines.
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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