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Who painted it?

Who painted “The Nightmare”?

“The Nightmare” was painted by Henry Fuseli in 1781. Where to see it: Detroit Institute of Arts.

Romanticism

What to look for

Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.

Henry Fuseli (7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain. Wikipedia

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More by Henry Fuseli

• “Dido”, 1781
• “Titania and Bottom”, 1790
• “Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent”, 1790
• “The sleepwalking Lady Macbeth”, 1781
• “The artist's despair before the grandeur of ancient ruins”
• “The Oath on the Rütli”, 1779–1781
• “Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma”, 1783
• “Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers”, 1812