A stormy slice of British art lands in Budapest (Budapest) as the Museum of Fine Arts opens Heaven and Hell’s Marriage: William Blake and His Contemporaries, a bracing survey drawn from London’s Tate. The show grounds Blake’s visionary verse-and-image masterpieces in the upheavals that forged them, placing his blazing prints and paintings alongside the artists who inspired him.
Blake’s Vision, Britain’s Turmoil
Expect eternal angels, prophetic monsters, and revolutionary whispers. Blake’s most important works appear alongside pieces by peers who shared his obsessions with myth, morality, and a reality beyond reason. The galleries trace a fevered era of British history—industrial shock, political crackle, spiritual rebellion—through images that still bite.
Romantics, Assembled
Each section gathers recognized names of Romanticism, mapping how the movement’s giants shaped and sparred with Blake’s fierce independence. The result is a dialogue of fire and doubt, beauty and dread, staged with rare clarity.
When to Go
The exhibition runs through January 11. Don’t blink.
