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Engraving of a bearded figure under a halo, with nude figures raising their arms above, kneeling figures below, stars, and an ornamental border with text.

The Creation

Black-and-white engraving with a central bearded old figure seated beneath a radiant halo, flanked by rows of nude figures with raised arms above and kneeling figures below. Stars, serpentine forms, and inscribed Job verses appear within a decorative border, and the fine hatching gives the composition its dramatic, shadowed texture.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3200 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1825; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: La creación, grabado de William Blake

Grabado en blanco y negro con una figura central de anciano barbado sentada bajo un halo radiante, flanqueada por filas de figuras desnudas con los brazos alzados arriba y figuras arrodilladas abajo. Estrellas, formas serpenteantes y versículos inscritos de Job aparecen dentro de un marco decorativo, y el rayado fino da a la composición una textura dramática y sombreada.

Português: A Criação, gravura de William Blake

Gravura em preto e branco com uma figura central de ancião barbado sentada sob um halo radiante, ladeada por fileiras de figuras nuas com os braços erguidos acima e figuras ajoelhadas abaixo. Estrelas, formas serpenteantes e versículos inscritos de Jó aparecem dentro de uma moldura decorativa, e as hachuras finas dão à composição uma textura dramática e sombreada.

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