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The artist moved to despair at the grandeur of antique fragments (1778–79)
The artist moved to despair at the grandeur of antique fragments, 1778–79
Füssli, Artista commosso davanti ad un frammento romano
Henry Fuseli, ''The Artist Moved to Despair by the Grandeur of Antique Fragments'' 1778-79 Red chalk on sepia wash, Kunsthaus, Zürich Originally uploded on en.wiki by
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FUSELI, John Henry
(b. 1741, Zürich, d. 1825, London)
The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Antique Fragments
1778-79
Red chalk on sepia wash, 415 x 355 mm
Kunsthaus, Zürich
The young Henry Fuseli, in the late 1770s, portrayed himself reduced to despair before the vastness of Rome's remains. Since he had spent eight years studying in the city, his awe was doubtless exaggerated, but it was also a premonition of the powerful emotions that were to be released in his art.
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Author: FUSELI, John Henry
Title: The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Antique Fragments
Form: graphics
Time-line: 1751-1800
School: Swiss