Art, Symbol & Imagination
The descending flames above fallen figures
A horizontal figure sweeps through streaming flames above three figures spread across the rocky lower scene. The lowest bodies lie, crouch and look upward in different poses. Blake sets the moving form and the grounded figures within one sharply divided composition.
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William Blake. "The descending flames above fallen figures" [editorial title]. In The Book of Urizen, William Blake. undated edition. Source scan leaf 24. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0247-0024
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A facsimile reproduction of William Blake’s illuminated book. Lettering and imagery are preserved together where they form a unified plate.
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William Blake. The descending flames above fallen figures. The Book of Urizen. Scan leaf 24. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0247-0024