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Engraving by William Blake: an enthroned bearded figure above two winged angels, a nude figure falling through flames at center, crouching figures below, framed by text.

The Fall of Satan

An engraved illustration framed by inscribed text and decorative borders shows a bearded figure enthroned above two winged angels, with a nude figure falling headfirst through flame-like clouds at center. Below, nude figures crouch at the lower left and right in dense, shadowed hatching.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3318 × 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 caída de Satanás, grabado de William Blake

Una ilustración grabada, enmarcada por textos inscritos y bordes decorativos, muestra a una figura barbada sentada en un trono sobre dos ángeles alados, con una figura desnuda que cae de cabeza entre nubes semejantes a llamas en el centro. Abajo, figuras desnudas se agachan a la izquierda y a la derecha, en un rayado denso y sombrío.

Português: A queda de Satanás, gravura de William Blake

Uma ilustração gravada, emoldurada por textos inscritos e bordas decorativas, mostra uma figura barbada entronizada acima de dois anjos alados, com uma figura nua caindo de cabeça para baixo entre nuvens semelhantes a chamas no centro. Abaixo, figuras nuas agacham-se à esquerda e à direita, em hachuras densas e sombrias.

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