This painting depicts the virgin Mary and Jesus Christ her son as a baby. William Blake was a visionary English poet, painter, printmaker and engraver, and an important member of 'the romantic age' art movement, who was relatively misunderstood and undervalued while he was alive. Throughout his career, he was also closely supported in his craft, by his previously illiterate wife, whom he taught to read and write, and support him in his work.
"I got a lot to say... I can't remember now." Ramones.
I am just a nice, normal person, the multi-creative, arty-hippie type, probably like most people on here, doing various things online and offline to make money...
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