I'd have to say the plate 9 in black and white really draws my attention. The colors seemed balance so there isn't an amount of vibrant colors on one figure, kind of allows me to look at the whole image without being draw back to anything. I see the lines showing the vision of the Spirit is the main piece to this illustration easily with just the line work. Very interesting.
I like plate 7 in color. The image of the people commiserating with Job is excellent. They look at him like they really cant believe all this has happened to him while at the same time praying that the same fate does not befall them. I also really like the detailed look of utter disbelief to the point of being comatose on Jobs face. The amount of detail available on the color version is not there on the black and white version.
I like the color plates more than the black and white ones. The black and white plates seem more dark and ominous, while the colored ones give more depth and a less ominous feel. Although the story is about unfortunate events that Job goes through, the color in the illustrations are beautiful and lively.
Nice comments and good artistic eyes, folks. Blake did indeed have quite the talent for capturing both the majesty and the pathos of Job's story. He also wrote some pretty intense Romantic-era poetry, which was viewed as (literally) crazy by some. Perhaps that kind of social criticism and misunderstanding fostered an empathy with the Book of Job, which was the last major project of his life.
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I'd have to say the plate 9 in black and white really draws my attention. The colors seemed balance so there isn't an amount of vibrant colors on one figure, kind of allows me to look at the whole image without being draw back to anything. I see the lines showing the vision of the Spirit is the main piece to this illustration easily with just the line work. Very interesting.
I like plate 7 in color. The image of the people commiserating with Job is excellent. They look at him like they really cant believe all this has happened to him while at the same time praying that the same fate does not befall them. I also really like the detailed look of utter disbelief to the point of being comatose on Jobs face. The amount of detail available on the color version is not there on the black and white version.
I like the color plates more than the black and white ones. The black and white plates seem more dark and ominous, while the colored ones give more depth and a less ominous feel. Although the story is about unfortunate events that Job goes through, the color in the illustrations are beautiful and lively.
-Taylor E.
Nice comments and good artistic eyes, folks. Blake did indeed have quite the talent for capturing both the majesty and the pathos of Job's story. He also wrote some pretty intense Romantic-era poetry, which was viewed as (literally) crazy by some. Perhaps that kind of social criticism and misunderstanding fostered an empathy with the Book of Job, which was the last major project of his life.
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