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Henry Fuseli RA (/ ˈ f juː z ə l i, f juː ˈ z ɛ l i / FEW-zə-lee, few-ZEL-ee; German: Johann Heinrich Füssli [ˈjoːhan ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç ˈfyːsli]; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain.
The Nightmare is a 1781 oil painting by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli. It shows a woman in deep sleep with her arms thrown below her, and with a demonic and ape-like incubus crouched on her chest. The painting's dreamlike and haunting erotic evocation of infatuation and obsession was a huge popular success.
Fascinated by the supernatural, Henry Fuseli's created dramatic illustrations of otherworldly scenes and creatures, ideas ultimately culminating in the Surrealism movement.
Henry Fuseli (born February 7, 1741, Zürich, Switzerland—died April 16, 1825, Putney Hill, London, England) was a Swiss-born artist whose paintings are among the most dramatic, original, and sensual works of his time.
Jun 25, 2023 · The Romantic artwork painted by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli has lived on long after his lifetime in the 18th-19th centuries. His most well-known painting, “The Nightmare” is characteristic of the supernatural and dark subjects he was drawn to depict.
Henry Fuseli RA (German: Johann Heinrich Füssli; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare, deal with supernatural subject-matter.
Henry Fuseli. Swiss, 1741 - 1825. Füssli, Johann Heinrich. Biography. Works of Art. Artist Bibliography. Biography. Fuseli was born in Zurich on 6 February 1741, the second son of the five children of Johann Caspar Füseli and Elisabeth Waser.
Henry Fuseli RA was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare, deal with...
Henry Fuseli The Discovery (recto), Two Sketches of Standing Male Figures (verso), 1767/69 Study of Ignudo in Sistine Chapel, Rome (recto); Paraphrase of the Ignudo Seated to Upper Right of Prophet Jeremiah in Chapel, Rome (verso), c. 1800
Henry Fuseli ( FEW-zə-lee, few-ZEL-ee; German: Johann Heinrich Füssli [ˈjoːhan ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç ˈfyːsli]; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works depict supernatural experiences, such as The Nightmare.
