St. Matthew
1799
William Blake
William Blake (British, 1757–1827)
European Painting and Sculpture
St. Matthew, 1799. William Blake (British, 1757–1827). Tempera on canvas; overall: 38.5 x 26.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 2017.4 The energy and awe with which the evangelist Saint Matthew responds to the angel presenting the divinely inspired text echoes William Blake’s attitude toward artistic inspiration. From childhood Blake experienced visions that are reflected in the otherworldliness of his work. While Blake was not embraced by the fine art establishment, a small group of patrons believed in his genius and commissioned works in which his unusual visions had free rein. Like St. Matthew, William Blake reported having visions of angels throughout his life.
- Maker/Artist
- Blake, William
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- tempera on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 38.5 x 26.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 2017.4
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Exhibitions
- British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020), <em>The Works of William Blake.</em> Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, United Kingdom (1876)., <em>International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art: Pictures of Works of Art.</em> The Meadows, Edinburgh, Scotland (May 6 – Oct 30, 1886)., <em>Eighteenth Century English Paintings.</em> Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. (May 5 –May 19, 1930)., <em>William Blake.</em> Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (1939).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 203B British Painting and Decorative Arts
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