William Blake The Ghost of a Flea T-Shirt hans-baldung in their absence

in their absence

reminding viewers of the inevitability of mortality and the fleeting nature of human existence

carved in memory and stone

The film is known for its graphic and disturbing scenes

Beneath the design

William Blake The Ghost of a Flea T-Shirt hans-baldung in their absenceThe Ghost of a Flea by William Blake is a small but intense painting, created around 1819 1820. Despite its size, it bursts with eerie power depicting a muscular, monstrous creature that Blake claimed he saw in a spiritual vision. He believed fleas were inhabited by the souls of bloodthirsty men, and this creature reflects that: part man, part vampire, part nightmare.