Who created "Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons"?

Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons was created by Henry Fuseli in c. 1816.

When was "Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons" created?

This artwork was created c. 1816.

Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons

Q: What medium is "Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons"?

Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons is Oil and oil wash, over graphite and with touches of pen and black ink, on tan laid paper, laid down on off-white Japanese paper.

Henry Fuseli

c. 1816

Medium

Oil and oil wash, over graphite and with touches of pen and black ink, on tan laid paper, laid down on off-white Japanese paper

Dimensions

55.2 × 67.6 cm (21 3/4 × 26 5/8 in.)

Classification

gouache

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

61546

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...

Perseus Starting from the Cave of the Gorgons

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