{"product_id":"william-blakes-printed-paintings-joseph-viscomi-9781913107208","title":"William Blake's Printed Paintings: Methods, Origins, Meanings","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth examination of William Blake's glorious and acclaimed series of twelve monoprints\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among William Blake's (1757-1827) most widely recognized and highly regarded works as an artist are twelve color printed drawings, or monoprints, conceived and executed in 1795. This book 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. Using 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Viscomi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913107205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913107208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Mellon Centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 9.98w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022","brand":"Joseph Viscomi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898254352639,"sku":"9781913107208","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61330497-712e-4d34-9c6b-505ab0e9acba.jpg?v=1721375871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-blakes-printed-paintings-joseph-viscomi-9781913107208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}