Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: 'And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sketch for the same (verso), ca. 1803, Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite, Sheet: 16 3/8 × 13 1/16 in. (41.6 × 33.2 cm), Drawings, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Blake considered the Bible to be the supreme poetic work and here evocatively re-imagined the Old Testament theme of the creation of Eve. Instead of showing the first woman emerging from Adam’s side, Blake presents the couple meeting with ceremonial solemnity
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Angel, Divine Presence Bringing Eve, Adam, Creation, Eve, Shall, Called Woman, recto, Sketch, verso, ca, 1803, Watercolor, pen, black ink, graphite, Sheet, 16 3/8, 13 1/16, 41.6, 33.2 cm, Drawings, William Blake, British, London, 1757–1827, Blake considered, Bible, supreme poetic, work, evocatively re-imagined, Old Testament, theme, creation, Instead, showing, first woman, emerging, side, presents, couple meeting, ceremonial solemnity
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