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Henry Fuseli: Night Mare

Given that a few people chose the Fuseli on the cover of our book, I thought I'd also share this Fuseli painting, which is his most (in)famous work:

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The Nightmare
(1781)

(Detroit Institute of Art)

Generally the analysis of this painting is of a woman in the throes of a violently erotic dream (the imp on her pelvis). The mare in the background is literally, the night mare that brings the dream.

Fuseli would be a great topic for anyone interested in a painter that dealt with themes of dreaming over and over again.

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