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Watercolor of a pale nude body lying flat beneath a hovering figure with outstretched arms, surrounded by swirling red, orange and blue flames and drapery.

The Soul Hovering Over the Body [from Marriage of Heaven and Hell," plate 14]

A small watercolor shows a pale, nude body stretched horizontally along the bottom of a narrow framed panel, while a winged, flame-colored spirit with outstretched arms hovers above it. Swirling red, orange, and blue draperies fill the space between them, set against a pale yellow ground, with handwritten inscription beneath the mat.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1796
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2623 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1796; 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: El alma sobre el cuerpo, Blake, c. 1796

Una pequeña acuarela muestra un cuerpo desnudo y pálido extendido horizontalmente en la parte inferior de un panel enmarcado estrecho, mientras una figura alada de tonos llameantes, con los brazos extendidos, flota sobre él. Entre ambos se ven remolinos de telas rojas, naranjas y azules sobre un fondo amarillo pálido.

Português: A alma pairando sobre o corpo, Blake, c. 1796

Uma pequena aquarela mostra um corpo nu e pálido estendido horizontalmente na parte inferior de um painel estreito emoldurado, enquanto uma figura alada de tons flamejantes, com os braços abertos, paira acima dele. Entre eles, panos vermelhos, laranjas e azuis redemoinham sobre um fundo amarelo claro.

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