The Great Red Dragon | William Blake | 1803 19th Century Publish Date: July 28

Publish Date: July 28

Diefenbach turns the rescue itself into a symbol of human vulnerability—where hope

highlighting the confrontation and the divine intervention

Dim lamps cast long

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 Publish Date: July 28The 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