Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic ImaginationHarry N. Abrams, 2006 - 224 sidor The 1770s was marked by the emergence of themes of violence, horror and the supernatural in art: the birth of the Gothic. In 1782, the unveiling of Henry Fuseli's painting The Nightmare was met with a mixture of shock and fascination. The cosmic visions of William Blake, the vast, neo-classical history paintings of James Barry and the searing, grotesque caricatures of James Gilray all emerged during a time of political and social upheaval, matched by similarly extreme developments in the literature of the period. While there have been several critical reassessments of Gothic literature in recent years, Gothic Nightmares, which accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition at Tate Britain, will be the first serious consideration of these themes in visual art.Six sections explore individual themes: the Gothic nightmare, examining Fuseli's famous painting in context; the Sublime vision of the Gothic hero, tortured and imprisoned; |
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... Royal Academy summer show of 1782 , the third to take place in its new purpose - built exhibition galleries at Somerset House , ran from Monday 29 April until Monday 3 June . During this five - week period , the show was visited by ...
... Royal Academy summer show of 1782 , the third to take place in its new purpose - built exhibition galleries at Somerset House , ran from Monday 29 April until Monday 3 June . During this five - week period , the show was visited by ...
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... Royal Academy Archive 471A , Exhibition Daily Receipts 1781-6 . Cited in Myrone 2001a , p.79 . See also Hofmann 1975 , pp.35-6 . On the Academy at this time see Solkin 1993 , pp.247-76 ; Brewer 1997 , pp.228-43 , 278-9 . 3 Cited in ...
... Royal Academy Archive 471A , Exhibition Daily Receipts 1781-6 . Cited in Myrone 2001a , p.79 . See also Hofmann 1975 , pp.35-6 . On the Academy at this time see Solkin 1993 , pp.247-76 ; Brewer 1997 , pp.228-43 , 278-9 . 3 Cited in ...
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... Royal Academy of Arts , London 22 Thomas Banks 1735-1805 Falling Titan c.1785-95 Etching 37.5 x 27.8 cm The British Museum , London ( 1847-7-23-74 ) Cast from the heavens , a rebellious Titan crashes through rocks while a satyr flees ...
... Royal Academy of Arts , London 22 Thomas Banks 1735-1805 Falling Titan c.1785-95 Etching 37.5 x 27.8 cm The British Museum , London ( 1847-7-23-74 ) Cast from the heavens , a rebellious Titan crashes through rocks while a satyr flees ...
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Foreword | 6 |
Acknowledgements | 7 |
Somewhere between the Sublime and the Ridiculous Christopher Frayling | 9 |
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Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination Martin Myrone Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2006 |
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