Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Figure Descending through Dark Currents
An elongated dark figure descends diagonally through broad curling streams. Fine inscriptions and small luminous forms interrupt the nearly black field. Blake uses the movement between falling body, wings and currents to make the page an image of violent spiritual division.
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William Blake. "The Figure Descending through Dark Currents" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0027
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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 Figure Descending through Dark Currents. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0027