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The Songs of Innocence, The Songs of Experience and The Book of Thel by William Blake at Nimbi - William Blake's Poetry and Art
William Blake's Song of Los 1
William Blake's Song of Los 1
The archetype of the "creator" is a familiar image in the illuminated books of William Blake.
Here, Blake depicts an almighty creator stooped in prayer contemplating the world he has forged.
The Song of Los is the third in a series of illuminated books, hand-painted by Blake and his wife, known as the "Continental Prophecies," considered by most critics to contain some of Blake's most powerful imagery.
Only six copies of The Song of Los are known to exist.
Definition of NIMBI
Nimbus \Nim"bus\, n.; pl. L. Nimbi, E. Nimbuses. [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.]
1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo.
Note: ``The nimbus is of pagan origin.'' ``As an atribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.'' --Fairholl.
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
The Songs of Innocence, The Songs of Experience and The Book of Thel by William Blake at Nimbi - William Blake's Poetry and Art
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