Der Besessene (The Escapee: A Real Scene in the Hospital of San Spirito at Rome)
Medium
Outline engraving and etching
Dimensions
Plate: 9 13/16 × 12 1/2 in. (25 × 31.8 cm) Sheet: 13 9/16 × 19 5/16 in. (34.4 × 49 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Jenny Philippsohn, in memory of Siegfried Philippsohn, 1955
Accession Number
55.526.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Der Besessene ( Escapee: A Real in the Hospital of Sanito at Rome)" is a striking 1806 print created by English engraver John Barlow after design by the renowned Swiss-British artist Henry Fuseli Fuseli, a key figure in the Romantic movement, was celebrated for his dramatic, gothic visions inspired by literature, mythology, and the supernatural— of his iconic *The Nightmare*. This work captures a vivid, real-life episode in Rome's ancient Hospital of San Spirito, one of Europe's oldest charitable institutions, founded in the 12th century. The title evokes a scene of chaos, possibly involving ...
About the Artist
John Barlow|Henry Fuseli (British|British) · 1697 |1759 –1764 |1815
British, London 1697–1764 London|British, 1759/60–1810 or later