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Colour print of pale, elongated figures gathered around a bearded elder with a staff who points toward a red and blue sky.

Joseph of Arimathea Preaching to the Britons

A crowd of pale, elongated figures in loose robes and bare skin fills a colour-washed scene under a red and blue sky. An elder with a long white beard and a staff points toward the sky above, while figures with raised arms and bowed heads gather around him.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1794
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2800 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1794; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

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Español: José de Arimatea predicando a los britanos

Una multitud de figuras pálidas y alargadas, con túnicas sueltas y piel desnuda, llena una escena coloreada bajo un cielo rojo y azul. Un anciano de larga barba blanca, con un bastón, señala hacia el cielo sobre el grupo, mientras figuras con los brazos levantados y las cabezas inclinadas se reúnen a su alrededor.

Português: José de Arimateia pregando aos bretões

Uma multidão de figuras pálidas e alongadas, com vestes soltas e pele nua, preenche uma cena colorida sob um céu vermelho e azul. Um ancião de longa barba branca, com um cajado, aponta para o céu acima do grupo, enquanto figuras de braços erguidos e cabeças inclinadas se reúnem ao seu redor.

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