The nightmare painting

A compendium of various artworks in which dreams are depicted, including works by Blake, Grandville, Hokusai, Redon and Dürer.

THE NIGHTMARE, Henry Fuseli, 1781, Oil on canvas, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, USA

Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli) was an Anglo-Swiss painter (1741-1825) who was more well known in his lifetime for his art history lectures and writing rather than his artwork. However, The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli would gain notoriety in the art world after its exhibition in the Royal Academy in the summer of 1782. […] The post The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli: 3 Ways to Interpret His Most Famous Work appeared first on TheCollector.

An etching from a series of satires made by painter Francisco Goya. It shows Goya having fallen asleep at his work station, plagued in a nightmare by owls and bats. The painting will activate when the user falls asleep while working. It will cause repeated night terrors that will constantly awaken the person out of fear. They will become extremely tired but unable to fall asleep and will dread work. They will also become more disgruntled and become annoyed with all winged animals.

Henry Fuseli - The Nightmare (c.1781)

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