Giants and Titans, from the book Compositions from the Works, Days, and Theogony of Hesiod
William Blake; after John Flaxman, Giants and Titans, from the book Compositions from the Works, Days, and Theogony of Hesiod, 1817, engraving on paper, The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection, public domain, 79.50.367
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- Title
Giants and Titans, from the book Compositions from the Works, Days, and Theogony of Hesiod
- Related Titles
book title (original language): Compositions from the Works, Days, and Theogony of Hesiod
original language: Giants and Titans
- Artist
- Related People
author: Hesiod (Greek, active ca. 700 BC)
printer: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown (English, established 1699)
- Date
1817
- Medium
engraving on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
plate: 10 15/16 in x 8 15/16 in; sheet: 12 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: no signature
inscription: TC "Giants and Titans"; BC "The War Unsated Gyges, Briarbeus, and Cottus Bitterest Conflict Waged"
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
English
- Credit Line
The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection
- Accession Number
79.50.367
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Many artists illustrated ancient texts that dealt with mythology. Early in the century, John Flaxman completed designs to complement writings by Hesiod dating to about 700 BCE. Flaxman's spare outlines, rendered in stipple engravng by William Blake, show both elegance and power, as in the dramatic scene depicting the epic battle of the Giants and the Titans.
- Exhibitions
2012 Mythologia: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters Portland Art Museum
