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Watercolor of a tall woman in robes standing above a winged griffin, with a pale figure reaching up and swirling colorful forms below.

Beatrice Addressing Dante from the Car, Blake watercolor

A watercolor of a tall robed woman standing above a winged griffin and a wheeled car, while a pale figure reaches toward her from below. Swirling rainbow forms, peacock-eyed curtains, and red-robed attendants frame the scene in vivid color.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1820
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1000 × 706 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1820; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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