The Nightmare
Dublin Core
Title
The Nightmare
Subject
Woman asleep in her bed with a figure sitting in her chest and a horse emerging from the shadows.
Description
A dark painting created during the height of the Enlightenment that portrays a woman asleep with a white robe in a bed. Sitting on top of her is a figure that resembles an ape, but with a demonic look to its face. It has glowing eyes and flared nostrils. There is also another figure next to her that's emerging from the shadows. It's a black horse with white eyes that is looking at her direction.
Creator
Henry Fuseli
Source
https://smarthistory.org/henry-fuseli-the-nightmare/
Publisher
Smart History
Date
1781
Contributor
Paola Montemayor
Rights
Detroit Institute of Arts
Format
Oil on canvas,
180 x 250 cm
180 x 250 cm
Type
Art piece
Coverage
late 17th-century beliefs on dreams and nightmares.
Files
Citation
Henry Fuseli, “The Nightmare,” Enlightenmens, accessed March 22, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/713.