Monstrosity in European Art: A reflection on the role of Monstrosity in 19th century paintings

Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli is a Swiss painter who lived in the mid 18th to early 19th century. He is most well known for his paintings that reference supernatural subject matter which had a considerable influence on future painters. Fuseli was rationalist, a school of painting which took after some of the great painters like Michelangelo, and he tried to accurately convey to paint some famous literary figure. This led Fuseli to create realistic renditions of supernatural monsters and themes that had not been seen before. His paintings were nearly biblical in import and the scale and detail made his paintings reverberate with audiences of the time. I will be looking at the following of his works: The Nightmare, Titania and Bottom, and Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent.

 

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