The Spirit of Knowledge
<p>One of the most original and probing artists of the late 18th century, Fuseli worked principally in London but went to Rome for eight years beginning in 1770. The influence of Michelangelo’s prophets and sibyls is tangible in this allegorical figure, probably drawn in London a decade after he left Rome; at this time Fuseli had recently met William Blake, who treated a similar subject in his <em>Book of Job</em>.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1798
- Dimensions
- 18.2 × 22.3 cm (7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Henry Fuseli
Artist
Painting
Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
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1819 · Graphite and brush and black wash, with touches of charcoal (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream wove paper
Sheet of Studies: Three Female Heads, an Arm and a Hand. Verso: Heroic Male Nude and a Face in Profile
1817 · Graphite and chalk on paper. Verso: graphite on paper
An Intimate Concert
1814 · graphite on laid paper
Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side
1813 · Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper
Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers
1812 · Oil paint on canvas
Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons
1810 · Oil and oil wash, over graphite and with touches of pen and black ink, on tan laid paper, laid down on off-white Japanese paper
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- Henry Fuseli
- Year
- 1798
- Dimensions
- 18.2 × 22.3 cm (7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1798-131189
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- verified