Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side
Henry Fuseli
c. 1818
Medium
Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 47 × 30.2 cm (18 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50 × 33.2 cm (19 11/16 × 13 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
117603
About the Artist
Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli in Zürich, was a Swiss-British painter whose visionary works exploring dreams, nightmares, and psychological terror made him one of the most original figures of the Romantic movement. His art bridged Neoclassical discipline with Romantic emotionalism, creating images of supernatural intensity that would influence artists from William Blake to t...