William Blake英国, 1757–1827The Ghost of a Flea
关于这幅画
《跳蚤的幽灵》（The Ghost of a Flea）是英国诗人、画家和版画家威廉·布莱克的一幅微型蛋彩画，尺寸8.42乘6.3英寸（21.4乘16.0厘米）。现藏于伦敦泰特美术馆。这是一幅蛋彩画，混合黄金制作,画在一块热带硬木面板上。 它完成于1819年至1820年间，是水彩画画家和占星家约翰·瓦利（1778–1842）委托绘制的系列作品“梦想者”（Visionary Heads）的一部分 ，富于想象，从1770年到1830年，灵性艺术在英国很受欢迎,在这段时间里，布莱克经常创作超自然的画作来取悦他的朋友，让他们惊叹。。
布莱克的大部分插图、版画和许多绘画作品都只有几英寸高 虽然这幅《跳蚤的幽灵》是布莱克最小的作品之一，但它的想象力是不朽的。它的微小尺寸，与这种昆虫的肌肉体积和力量形成鲜明对比，达到了戏剧性的效果。
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- NG5889
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出处
- 维基数据
- 图片： 国家美术馆 — William Blake · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
与此同时，在William Blake的生活中
完整生平1780–1808
Exhibits six times at the Royal Academy
Despite his antagonism towards Reynolds, Blake submitted works to the Royal Academy on six occasions between 1780 and 1808.
1803年10月–1820 · 居住
South Molton Street
1809
An exhibition in his brother's shop: nothing sold
Blake set up an independent exhibition in his brother's haberdashery shop at 27 Broad Street in Soho to market his version of “The Canterbury Pilgrims” along with other works. It was very poorly attended, sold none of the temperas or watercolours, and its only review, in The Examiner, was hostile.
1818
Meets John Linnell
In 1818 George Cumberland's son introduced Blake to a young artist named John Linnell; through him Blake later met Samuel Palmer and received the commission for the Dante illustrations.
after 1818
The Shoreham Ancients: meeting Samuel Palmer
Through Linnell Blake met Samuel Palmer, who belonged to a group of artists who called themselves the Shoreham Ancients; the group shared Blake's rejection of modern trends and his belief in a spiritual and artistic New Age.
1820 · 居住
Fountain Court
