Artists

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  Lady Macbeth with the Daggers $AU 250.42 ~ 1,061.80
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  The Shepherd's Dream $AU 240.59 ~ 2,493.29
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  Nightmare
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  Nightmare 2 $AU 249.86 ~ 1,056.47

John Henry Fuseli (1741 Zuruch-1825 Putney Hill by London), son of the painter Johann Caspar Fuseli, aligned himself from the start of his career with the Enlightenment and great literature. He first pursued a career in theology, but was forced to leave Zurich in 1763 for political reasons and settled in England in the following year. He was active as a writer until 1768, but was then introduced to painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds and studied in Italy from 1770 to 1778. In 1799 he became a member, and in 1804 an inspector, of the Royal Academy. His romantic neoclassicism was particularly influenced by Michelangelo and the Mannerists, as well as by literacy subject matter. Fuseli is known for his striking dramatizations of theatrical fantasy scenes sing strongly rhythmic, tension-filled forms and agitated figures. His works include Lady Macbeth, 14, The Tate Gallery, London; Titania and the Donkey Headed Bottom, c. 1780-1790, The Tate Gallery, London; and Sin Pursued by Death. c. 1795, Kunsthaus, Zurich.