Newsletter

Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake And the Romantic Imagination

Publisher Tate Publishing - Broché - 244 pages - Text in Anglais

Publication en anglais. The 1770s were marked by the emergence of themes of violence, horror, and the supernatural in art: the birth of the Gothic. While there have been several re-assessments of Gothic literature in recent years, Gothic Nightmares is the first serious consideration of these themes in visual art, from the 1770s up through the present.

Product not available

56,82 €

Only 0,01 € for Shipping on any order over 29€ in France

Customer ratings and reviews

Nobody has posted a review yet
in this language
Model 9781854375827
Publisher Tate Publishing
Format Broché
Number of pages 244
Language Anglais
Dimensions 240 x 290 x 20 millimètres
Weight 1.200 Kg

The 1770s were marked by the emergence of themes of violence, horror, and the supernatural in art : the birth of the Gothic. In 1782 the unveiling of Henry Fuseli's painting ''The Nightmare'' was met with a mixture of shock and fascination, and was followed by the cosmic visions of William Blake and the searing grotesque caricatures of James Gilray.

 

While there have been several re-assessments of Gothic literature in recent years, Gothic Nightmares is the first serious consideration of these themes in visual art, from the 1770s up through the present. Among the themes explored are: The Gothic Nightmare, examining Fuseli's famous painting in context, the sublime vision of the Gothic hero, the influence of literature and fantasy on art, visions of the apocalypse, and the obsession with scientific revelation that culminated in the vision of ultimate horror in Mary Shelley's man-made monster, Frankenstein. Publication en anglais.

> Read article

Reviews

Be the first to write your review !

Recently viewed items