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)[reply]

Correct Names[edit]

What 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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

Classification[edit]

I'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)[reply]

History of ownership?[edit]

If 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)[reply]