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Dark painting of a nude figure with raised arms on a glowing rock above crouching, writhing bodies in brown and ochre tones.

Satan calling up his legions

Dark painting of a nude figure standing with raised arms on a golden-lit rock at top center, above a seated figure and a crowd of crouching, writhing bodies filling the lower foreground. Brown and ochre tones and flame-like shapes surround the scene.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1809
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1078 × 1400 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1809; 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: Satanás convocando a sus legiones

Pintura oscura y luminosa de una figura desnuda de pie, con los brazos en alto, sobre una roca iluminada en dorado en la parte superior central, encima de una figura sentada y una multitud de cuerpos agachados y retorcidos que llenan el primer plano. Tonos pardos y ocres y formas parecidas a llamas rodean la escena.

Português: Satanás convocando suas legiões

Pintura sombria e luminosa de uma figura nua de pé, com os braços erguidos, sobre uma rocha iluminada em dourado no alto e ao centro, acima de uma figura sentada e de uma multidão de corpos agachados e contorcidos que preenchem o primeiro plano. Tons castanhos e ocre e formas semelhantes a chamas cercam a cena.

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