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Watercolor drawing of a tall nude angel raising one arm before a sunburst, standing over the sea with small figures at his feet.

Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)

A tall, nude male angel stands on the sea with one arm raised toward a sunburst of orange and yellow light. Small figures sit on clouds and rocks at his feet, and a naked figure kneels on the shore below in a watercolor and ink drawing with soft grey wash.

Artist
William Blake
Date
ca. 1803–5
Medium
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brush and wash, over traces of graphite
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2429 × 3625 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1810).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1914

Español: Ángel del Apocalipsis, Libro de la Revelación capítulo 10

Un ángel masculino desnudo y de gran estatura se mantiene sobre el mar con un brazo levantado hacia un resplandor de luz naranja y amarilla. Pequeñas figuras aparecen sobre nubes y rocas a sus pies, y una figura desnuda arrodillada está en la orilla.

Português: Anjo do Apocalipse, Livro do Apocalipse capítulo 10

Um anjo masculino nu e de grande estatura permanece sobre o mar com um braço erguido em direção a um clarão de luz laranja e amarela. Pequenas figuras aparecem sobre nuvens e rochas a seus pés, e uma figura nua ajoelhada está na praia.

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