Dimensions
216 x 270 x 15mm
Among William Blakeisquo;s (1757"dash;1827) most widely recognized and highly regarded works as an artist are twelve color printed drawings, or monoprints, conceived and executed in 1795. This book investigates these masterworks, explaining Blakeosquo;s techniquesdash;one he essentially reinvented, unaware of 17th-century precursorstdash;to show that these works were produced as paintings, and played a crucial role in Blakeosquo;s development as a painter. Using material and historical analyses, Joseph Viscomi argues that the monoprints were created as autonomous paintings rather than as illustrations for Blaketsquo;s books with an intended viewing order. Enlivened with bountiful illustrations, the text approaches the works within the context of their time, not divorced from ideas expressed in Blakeesquo;s writings but not illustrative of or determined by those writings.
