The Nightmare
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| Being in the grips of a nightmare is a common occurrence that we can all relate to, but we may never experience one exactly as a particular artist depicts it. Here [[Fuseli]] conjures up a terrifying image filled with [[mystery]], [[panic]], and yet with a vague and [[uncanny|disturbing familiarity]]. It suggests the way the woman feels in the grip of a [[demon]]ic nightmare, not what she sees. ''The Nightmare'' was reproduced as an engraving; a copy hung in [[Sigmund Freud]]'s apartment in Vienna in the 1920s. | Being in the grips of a nightmare is a common occurrence that we can all relate to, but we may never experience one exactly as a particular artist depicts it. Here [[Fuseli]] conjures up a terrifying image filled with [[mystery]], [[panic]], and yet with a vague and [[uncanny|disturbing familiarity]]. It suggests the way the woman feels in the grip of a [[demon]]ic nightmare, not what she sees. ''The Nightmare'' was reproduced as an engraving; a copy hung in [[Sigmund Freud]]'s apartment in Vienna in the 1920s. | ||
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The Nightmare is a 1781 painting by Henry Fuseli.
Being in the grips of a nightmare is a common occurrence that we can all relate to, but we may never experience one exactly as a particular artist depicts it. Here Fuseli conjures up a terrifying image filled with mystery, panic, and yet with a vague and disturbing familiarity. It suggests the way the woman feels in the grip of a demonic nightmare, not what she sees. The Nightmare was reproduced as an engraving; a copy hung in Sigmund Freud's apartment in Vienna in the 1920s.
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