The Ancient of Days

The piece of art I choose today is The Ancient of Days, an watercolor etching created by William Blake in 1794. William Blake besides being a painter, was also a print maker and an acclaimed poet.
This art piece is one of my favorites because it presents God in an unusual way and it almost seems that the wind is blowing is in face, making the painting more realistic.In this paint I also enjoy the use of lines and how the painting moves horizontally, vertically and diagonally.
This painting can be seen as God being submerged by darkness or evil, but still fighting to "create" light.This detail can be related to the increase of sins committed by humans.
Also, this painting depicts God naked, which is unusual in art.Usually God is portrayed with clothes and with open arms, but William Blake did an amazing job in portraying God and making him resemble like any other human being in the beginning of times.