Sacred Art & Iconography
Enoch (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013.146)
Modified lithograph printed in relief from a stone, William Blake, English, 1806 to 1807, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013.146
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A modified lithograph titled simply "Enoch," by William Blake, 1806 to 1807, printed in relief from a stone, Blake's only lithograph. The print shows the patriarch surrounded by figures engaged in writing and the sciences, consistent with the tradition, carried in the Book of Enoch and later Jewish mysticism, that Enoch was the first to write and the first to be taken up to heaven without dying. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2013.146.
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Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryPurchase, Joseph Pulitzer and Brooke Russell Astor Bequests and 2005 Benefit Fund, 2013 1 Attributions
TraditionHebrew Bible and Jewish-Christian apocryphal tradition (Book of Enoch) 1 Origins
Date of Creation Attributed To Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectEnoch, the antediluvian patriarch of Genesis who "walked with God" and, per Genesis 5:24, did not die 1 Physical Form
MediumModified lithograph printed in relief from a stone; one state 1 DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 12 3/16 in. (21.6 × 30.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 13 1/16 in. (23.8 × 33.1 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Enoch, Figures The Met's own title for this print is the subject's name alone, and its own description ties the imagery to Enoch's legendary role as the first to write, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
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