Art of History
Art of History
Amanda Matta
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Art History Horror Story: The Nightmare
1 hour 18 minutes Posted Oct 31, 2023 at 7:04 am.
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Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was the man behind one of art history’s most famous spooky paintings: ‘The Nightmare.’ But how much do you actually know about this dream-fuelled Gothic image?

Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare (1781). Oil on Canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan.

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