The Great Red Dragon | William Blake | 1803 19th Century highlighting the confrontation and the

highlighting the confrontation and the divine intervention

and symbolism

who are compelled to briefly pause before him

early 20th century

The city glows with an apocalyptic red light as fire and smoke rise into the night sky

The Great Red Dragon | William Blake | 1803 19th Century highlighting the confrontation and theThe Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun by William Blake (c. 1805) is a dramatic watercolor illustrating a scene from the Book of Revelation. The monstrous, muscular dragon dominates the composition with outstretched bat like wings, multiple crowned heads, and a coiled tail. Beneath it lies the radiant, vulnerable figure of the "woman clothed with the sun," depicted in flowing gold with a crown of stars, evoking purity and divine