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A bearded winged figure leans over a reclining nude man on rippling water, under a dark radiating sky in ochre and blue tones.

Elohim creating Adam

Elohim, a bearded winged figure in flowing pale drapery, leans down from the upper left to reach toward a nude male figure stretched across the lower center. Loose watercolour and ink wash in ochre, grey and deep blue suggest a dark, radiating sky above rippling water.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1795
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2024 × 1641 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1795; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Elohim creando a Adán

Elohim, una figura barbada y alada con ropajes pálidos y fluidos, se inclina desde la izquierda superior para alcanzar a un hombre desnudo tendido en el centro inferior. Una aguada suelta de acuarela y tinta en ocre, gris y azul profundo sugiere un cielo oscuro y radiante sobre aguas ondulantes.

Português: Elohim criando Adão

Elohim, uma figura barbada e alada com vestes pálidas e fluidas, inclina-se da parte superior esquerda para alcançar um homem nu deitado no centro inferior. Uma aguada solta de aquarela e tinta em ocre, cinza e azul profundo sugere um céu escuro e radiante sobre águas ondulantes.

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