Artist
William Blake
British
(1757 - 1827)
Title
The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea
Date
c. 1805
Medium
Ink, watercolor, and graphite
Dimensions
40.1 x 35.6 cm
Location
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Image size
400 x 449 pixels
File size
66.18 KB
Full size image
(470 x 527 pixels, 90.20 KB)
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This image depicts a scene from Revelation 13 in the Holy Bible where a seven-headed beast emerges from the sea to meet the great red dragon (Satan) who grants him power and authority over the world.
Soon after, the people of the world begin to worship both the beast and the dragon, they admired the power of the beast and loved the dragon for giving him that power.
