{"product_id":"william-blakes-printed-paintings-by-joseph-viscomi-9781913107208","title":"William Blake's Printed Paintings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong William Blake’s (1757–1827) most widely recognised and highly regarded works as an artist are twelve colour printed drawings, or monoprints, conceived and executed in 1795. \u003cem\u003eWilliam Blake's Printed Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e investigates these masterworks, explaining Blake’s technique—one he essentially reinvented, unaware of 17th-century precursors—to show that these works were produced as paintings, and played a crucial role in Blake’s development as a painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing material and historical analyses, Joseph Viscomi argues that the monoprints were created as autonomous paintings rather than as illustrations for Blake’s books with an intended viewing order. Enlivened with bountiful illustrations, the text approaches the works within the context of their time, not divorced from ideas expressed in Blake’s writings, but not illustrative of or determined by those writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428454940908,"sku":"9781913107208","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781913107208.jpg?v=1774496607","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/william-blakes-printed-paintings-by-joseph-viscomi-9781913107208","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}