Art, Symbol & Imagination
Swedenborg and the Pyramids: Plate 21
A nude seated figure twists before two pale pyramids beneath a blue sky. Green ground and a narrow sunset border the scene. Below the design, Blake attacks Swedenborg’s claims to originality while developing his own argument about the relation of religious writing and experience.
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William Blake. "Swedenborg and the Pyramids: Plate 21" [editorial title]. In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake. Complete27 historical engraved plates selected from the supplied1994Dover digital facsimile; modern editorial matter and separate typeset transcription excluded, 1994, Dover Publications. Source scan leaf 26. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0369-0021
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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. Swedenborg and the Pyramids: Plate 21. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Scan leaf 26. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0369-0021