{"product_id":"67467-william-blakes-universum","title":"William Blake's Universe","description":"Revolution and war in Europe, slavery and exploitation in the European colonies, oppression and reaction in his native Great Britain – against this backdrop, William Blake created an astonishing oeuvre that combined his critique of the world at the time with a vision of universal salvation. Outside England, his work is still little known. Nevertheless, Blake was an artist of European significance – with fascinating parallels in German art, which, in the face of devastating political crises, created new visions of the world, most notably Philipp Otto Runge and Caspar David Friedrich. The catalog presents the epoch-making dimension of Blake’s work and shows the artist as a true European, although he never left Great Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWILLIAM BLAKE (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Born in London, he apprenticed as an engraver and briefly studied at the Royal Academy of Arts. In his time, his highly individual and visionary work was often rejected. Blake’s work, which defied all styles, was characterized by the combination of image and text, for which he invented relief etching.","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49755252130056,"sku":"9783775758017","price":54.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775758017_fccc9df0-3819-400a-ba2a-6c24791f6280.jpg?v=1744292157","url":"https:\/\/hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/67467-william-blakes-universum","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}