Two Flaming Figures

Title

Two Flaming Figures

Student Commentary:

Two muscular males are the center of this plate from Milton (1967 facsimile). Both are clothed only in loincloths. In front of a radiant sun, and seeming larger than life, is the figure of Blake’s mythological figure of poetic energy and imagination, Los. His arms are bent at the elbows and his palms face upwards, while his face is turned downwards. Crouching in front of him is a figure who appears to look up at Los in awe.

Links:

Detailed View of Image at the William Blake Archive

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William Blake@Union Digital Collection