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Watercolor diagram of four overlapping circles labeled with names around a central figure labeled Adam, framed by swirling red and yellow flames.

William Blake's mythology

A watercolor and ink diagram with four overlapping circles labeled Urthona, Tharmas, Luvah and Urizen-like names around a central figure labeled Adam, set against flame-like swirls of red, yellow and magenta. Loose washes and pen lines create a visionary, cosmological composition.

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William Blake
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1827; 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: Mitología de Blake: Adán y los cuatro Zoas

Un diagrama en acuarela y tinta con cuatro círculos superpuestos, rotulados con nombres, alrededor de una figura central marcada como Adán, sobre remolinos rojos, amarillos y magenta con forma de llamas. Las aguadas sueltas y las líneas a pluma crean una composición visionaria.

Português: Mitologia de Blake: Adão e os quatro Zoas

Um diagrama em aquarela e tinta com quatro círculos sobrepostos, com nomes escritos, em torno de uma figura central identificada como Adão, sobre redemoinhos vermelhos, amarelos e magenta semelhantes a chamas. As aguadas soltas e os traços de caneta criam uma composição visionária.

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