Description of the painting by William Blake “Great Architect”
This painting belongs to the genre of surrealism and was painted by the artist in 1794. The painting “The Great Architect” expresses the bright gamut of Blake’s religious feelings – this painter was one of the supporters of the theory of creationism. The mysterious picture belonging to the English mystic poet, like all his creations, was at first forgotten, and now it causes a lot of speculation, it is analyzed and interpreted. This painting is kept in the British Museum. In this work of art, it is primarily an unusual image that the artist uses to interpret his design. And this picture is called “The Ancient of Days”, which literally means “Old Days”.
These words denoted the name of God in different world religions. The main character of this picture is God, and he is depicted at the moment of creation, he does not establish order, but limits the freedom and limits of imagination. Religion
Blake’s Old Days is not traditional for orthodox Christians. The artist depicted him against the background of the Sun, forcing him to recall the pagan demiurge gods, he is focused, and his features show anger. In addition to the Old Testament Yahweh, this image is also associated with the Gnostic demiurge. But it becomes harder to understand this because of Blake himself: “All religions are the same.” Apparently, he wanted to say that all of them are a manifestation of the best qualities of a person. Perhaps that is why, and the Ancient of Days depicted in his picture creates with his left hand for a reason. But the most likely is that in this picture Blake portrayed Urizen, who was invented by Blake himself, was the fruit of his own mythological imagination. He often described or depicted Urizen in the form of an old man with white hair, sometimes he had the tools of an architect: Urizen is the creator of the world.
This is evidenced by the translation of the name of the painting into Russian: in our country it is more known under the name “Great Architect”. that in this picture Blake portrayed Urizen, who was invented by Blake himself, was the fruit of his own mythological imagination. He often described or depicted Urizen in the form of an old man with white hair, sometimes he had the tools of an architect: Urizen is the creator of the world. This is evidenced by the translation of the name of the painting into Russian: in our country it is more known under the name “Great Architect”. that in this picture Blake portrayed Urizen, who was invented by Blake himself, was the fruit of his own mythological imagination. He often described or depicted Urizen in the form of an old man with white hair, sometimes he had the tools of an architect: Urizen is the creator of the world. This is evidenced by the translation of the name of the painting into Russian: in our country it is more known under the name “Great Architect”.
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