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Dark painting of a glowing robed figure with outstretched arms, flanked by muscular crouching nude figures and crescent moons, with tangled figures below.

The Spiritual Form of Pitt guiding Behemoth

A luminous, robed figure stands at the center of a dark, swirling composition, arms outstretched within a golden halo. Muscular nude figures crouch at the upper left and right beneath crescent moons, while tangled bodies and flames fill the shadowy lower register in watercolor and ink.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1805
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1282 × 1536 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1805; 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: La forma espiritual de Pitt guiando a Behemot

Una figura luminosa con túnica se erige en el centro de una composición oscura y arremolinada, con los brazos extendidos dentro de un halo dorado. Figuras desnudas y musculosas se agachan arriba a la izquierda y a la derecha, bajo lunas crecientes, mientras cuerpos enredados y llamas llenan la sombría franja inferior en acuarela y tinta.

Português: A forma espiritual de Pitt guiando Behemoth

Uma figura luminosa de manto ergue-se no centro de uma composição escura e turbulenta, com os braços estendidos dentro de uma auréola dourada. Figuras nuas e musculosas agacham-se no alto, à esquerda e à direita, sob luas crescentes, enquanto corpos emaranhados e chamas preenchem a faixa inferior sombria, em aquarela e tinta.

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