Art, Symbol & Imagination
The standing figure with outstretched arms
A standing figure spreads both arms across a field of streaming red and gold forms. The pose opens the chest and face towards the viewer, contrasting with the curled and inverted bodies on nearby leaves. Blake places the design directly below a short passage of illuminated verse.
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William Blake. "The standing figure with outstretched arms" [editorial title]. In The Book of Urizen, William Blake. undated edition. Source scan leaf 18. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/urizen-complete-18
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The Book of UrizenWilliam BlakeUndated editionMore from this book
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William Blake. The standing figure with outstretched arms. The Book of Urizen. Scan leaf 18. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/urizen-complete-18