1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Book of Job: Pl. 7, And when they lifted up their eyes afar off and knew him not is a 1825 by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a dramatic scene of three people in a stormy landscape. One person kneels, reaching upward with outstretched arms, while another sits slumped, covering their face. In the background, a town sits under dark, swirling clouds. The edges of the image have small sketches of people and animals, and the text around it is from a biblical story. The print mixes heavy shadows and bold lines to create a sense of chaos and emotion. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to make the figures stand out. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style shaped art in the early 1800s.
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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