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Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, oil on canvas

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2020-04-14

After his parents died in 1797 he moved his studio to their home in London, together with his assistants (including William Etty). Woman (c1796-8), Sir Samuel Shepherd (c1796) & Satan Summoning his Legions (1796-7). The latter may have been inspired by Henry Fuseli.

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2020-04-14

Titania: "Out of this wood do not desire to go:
Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no.
I am a spirit of no common rate;
The summer still doth tend upon my state;
And I do love thee: therefore, go with me;"



(Art: 1. Hulton Archive, 2. Henri Fuseli)

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2020-04-05

"Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis" (ca. 1794-1796) by Henry Fuseli (1741–1825). Oil on canvas; 126 cm x 101 cm (49.6 in x 39.7 in). Aargauer Kunsthaus.

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2020-03-30

⚡️ Mythologie Nordique 🏔

Thor frappant le serpent de Midgard, par Henry Fuseli.

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2020-03-24

April's Life Drawing class has been postponed 25th April 12-3pm. Tickets will be released on our eventbrite page on 11th April. Set yourself a reminder to book here: https://t.co/DinlPs51Ne.

Image: Man with Two Dead Women. Henry Fuseli, 1772.

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2020-03-17

Henry Fuseli- 'Ariel'- circa 1800-1810
Henry Singleton - 'Ariel on a Bat's Back' - 1819
Joseph Severn - 'Ariel Riding on a Bat'- 1830
H.C. Selous - 'Ariel: on the Bat's Back I Do Fly' - 1870

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2020-03-15

Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis

Video about the painting: https://t.co/otPFACctke

Powerful Symbolist image from the Swiss master Fuseli taken from the Oddyssey: https://t.co/G2ll6pr68i

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2020-03-14

La paura è l’emozione più difficile da gestire. Il dolore si piange, la rabbia si urla, ma la paura si aggrappa silenziosamente al cuore.

Gregory David Roberts






Henry Fuseli, Incubo, 1781

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2020-03-10

Ancient History Quote of the Day: "But it was above all when the senate was assembled in the chamber that the task of steering a course between Scylla and Charybdis presented a continual hazard" (Tacitus, Histories 1.85).

Image: Henry Fuseli's 'Odysseus' (1794-6)

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2020-03-02

Late 1700s & early 1800s Britain was in some ways an enchanted era, of great esoteric creativity.

Magic inspired awesome artworks, from the poems of Burns & Wordsworth, to the paintings of Henry Fuseli.

Below:

The Nightmare
The Night Hag
Fairy Mab
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow

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2020-02-23

Henry Fuseli RA, 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer, Titania finds the magic Ring

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2020-02-07

Henry Fuseli RA, 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer, The Awakening of the Fairy Queen Titania

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2020-02-07

Henry Fuseli RA, 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer, Mad Kate

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2020-02-07

Henry Fuseli RA, 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer, Incubus Leaving Two Sleeping Women

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2020-02-07

Henry Fuseli RA, 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer, Euphrosyne Before The Imagination And The Temperance

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2020-02-07

Henry Fuseli RA, 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer, Beatrice overhears Hero and Ursula

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2020-02-07