Talk:The Great Red Dragon paintings
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I have merged and expanded this page, starting from the following 4 pages [1] [2] [3] [4] guiltyspark 11:37, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Correct Names
editWhat is the definitive source for the correct names of the "woman clothed in/with sun" paintings? Yes, many Internet sites attempt to distinguish between the two by calling the rear-view version at the Brooklyn Museum "woman clothed in sun", while calling the front-view version at the National Gallery "woman clothed with the sun". But the websites of both museums each call their respective piece "woman clothed with the sun." [5], [6] Where does the "in sun" name come from, originally? Mike R (talk) 14:31, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
- @Mike R: Indeed, the "in" painting is described by the William Blake Archive as with the Sun [7] and the "with" painting as with the Sun: "The Devil is Come Down" [8]. The "in Sun" name seems to be unsubstantiated. Hansh (talk) 01:42, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Classification
editI'm vaguely worried about the classification of these paintings as "The Great Red Dragon Paintings". Nowhere in Blake scholarship (ie Butlin's catalog of paintings and drawings) are these classified as a group: rather they are part of Blake's biblical illustrations for Thomas Butts. The group "The Great Red Dragon Paintings" seems to be inspired more by popular culture than scholarship. Lithoderm 23:24, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
History of ownership?
editIf someone has sources, a history of the location and ownership of these paintings since they were created would be very useful to the article.50.111.63.109 (talk) 00:20, 6 December 2016 (UTC)