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Henry Fuseli

1741-1825     Switzerland

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Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) was a Swiss-born painter, draughtsman, and writer who spent much of his career in England. He is best known for his dramatic, imaginative depictions of supernatural subjects often infused with Romantic horror. One of his most famous works, The Nightmare (1781), exemplifies his fascination with the eerie and the unknown.

Fuseli was heavily influenced by classical literature, mythology, and fantasy and his work is closely associated with the Romantic movement. His emphasis on imagination and emotional intensity laid the groundwork for later Symbolist artists, many of whom were inspired by Fuseli's focus on the psychological and fantastical.

© Henry Fuseli
  • Mythological 4 Horror 2 Madness 1 Dreams and Nightmares 1 Self-Portrait 1 Daily Life 1 Iliad 1 Mortality 1 Witchcraft 1
  • Romanticism 7 Dark Romanticism 5 Sturm und Drang 4 Symbolism 3 Neoclassicism 3 Gothic 1
The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli Bodmer und Füssli vor der Büste Homers by Henry Fuseli The Aetolians Implore Meleager to Defend Calydon by Henry Fuseli Der Schlaf und der Tod tragen den Körper des Sarpedon nach Lykie by Henry Fuseli Das Schweigen by Henry Fuseli The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches by Henry Fuseli Die wahnsinnige Kate by Henry Fuseli Satan Flees from Ithuriel's Spear by Henry Fuseli

© Henry Fuseli

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