Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781, oil on canvas, Detroit Institute of Arts Fuseli had a penchant for illustrating scenes from plays and poems, which is only natural considering that he was also a ...

As Christopher Baker, an art historian and the editor of the Burlington magazine, observes in “Creator of Nightmares: Henry Fuseli’s Art and Life,” the artist’s “Nightmare” has ...

But who in Fuseli's Nightmare is the fantasy, and who is the fantasiser? The scene may look like Gothic going on Freud, illustrating how fears mix with desires. The sleeping woman is the ...

Picking up our series on potential medical issues found in famous works of art, Dr Keith Hopcroft considers this famous painting by Henry Fuseli. Various physical and psychological interpretations ...

This is a reference to Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), and it begs a question: How does anybody describe “The Nightmare,” the artist’s best-known work?

The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli (1781) Patients who have suffered through sleep paralysis will never forget the event. They are often reluctant to discuss what occurred, as many cultures have passed ...