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A muted painting of Saint Paul standing on an alter with his arms extended wide open in a moment of exaltation, dramatized by fine lines of black ink and watercolor. A muted painting of Saint Paul standing on an alter with his arms extended wide open in a moment of exaltation, dramatized by fine lines of black ink and watercolor.

William Blake

St. Paul Preaching at Athens,

Maker

  • William Blake

Title

St. Paul Preaching at Athens

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pen and ink,
  • watercolor,
  • black chalk with wet brush,
  • and scraping on wove paper

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • watercolor,
  • black chalk with wet brush,
  • and scraping on wove paper

Supports

  • wove paper

Dimensions

45.7 x 31.1 cm (18 x 12 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in ink in LL: "Wm. B. 1803"

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.280

St. Paul Preaching at Athens

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Inscribed in ink in LL: "Wm. B. 1803"

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

From Dürer to Van Gogh

June 5 - October 26, 2008

The English Eye

June 21 - September 1, 1991

Master Drawing from the Museum and a Private Collection

June 19 - October 27, 1946
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