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Dark painting of a nude figure with raised arms on a glowing rock above crouching, writhing bodies in brown and ochre tones.

Satan Calling up His Legions

Dark painting of a nude figure standing with raised arms on a golden-lit rock at top center, above a seated figure and a crowd of crouching, writhing bodies filling the lower foreground. Brown and ochre tones and flame-like shapes surround the scene.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1809
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1078 × 1400 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1809; 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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