An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man, by Blake

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An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Tempera on canvas, height 151.8 cm, width 120.9 cm, circa 1811.

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Accession Number: PD.27-1949
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 808 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 946.15kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2015:05:07 10:38:10

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19th Century allegorical allegory ascending ascension Blake British School English Fitz_PDP mankind painting religious spiritual tempera William Blake

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