Fuseli : drama and theater / edited by Eva Reifert with Claudia Blank ; with contributions by Beate Hochholdinger-Reiterer, Alexander Honold, Thom Luz, Caroline Rae and Eva Reifert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reifert, Eva, editor.

Blank, Claudia, editor.

Hochholdinger-Reiterer, Beate, writer of added commentary.

Honold, Alexander, writer of added commentary.

Luz, Thom, 1982- writer of added commentary.

Rae, Caroline, writer of added commentary.

Helfenstein, Josef, writer of preface.

Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825--Exhibitions.

Fuseli, Henry.

Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.

Theater in art.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2018]

Summary:

Shadows and light, high drama and the supernatural, these elements are hallmarks of Henry Fuseli's paintings. Accompanying a long-overdue show of Fuseli's works inspired by literary sources, this book addresses his appreciation of Greek tragedy, Shakespearian drama, and Milton's monumental verse epos 'Paradise Lost'. While most of the criticism around Fuseli focuses on his nightmarish visions indicative of the emerging era of Dark Romanticism, this book examines the dramatic elements both in subject matter and style of his paintings, which include themes of triumph and despair rendered in sharp contrast and explosive expression. Illustrated with brilliant reproductions, the essays in this book explore Fuseli's world of literary sources as well as his new approach to the stage arts, and how the enthusiasm for Shakespeare in the 18th century played a part in the conception and marketing of Fuseli's work, thus creating a more comprehensive understanding of his background, time, and world view.

Contents:

Henry Fuseli : Great literature, sublime paintings / Eva Reifert

Action, setting, momentum : Henry Fuseli and literature / Alexander Honold

'Shakespeare's painter' : Henry Fuseli and the London stage / Beate Hochholdinger-Reiterer

Plates ; Classical and antiquity and the middle ages ; Recent and contemporary literature ; Shakespeare ; Milton ; Pictures of authors, free inventions

On Fuseli / Thom Luz

Henry Fuseli's paintings : Materials, techniques and conservation issues / Caroline Rae

Biographical notes / Claudia Blank

Catalogue texts

Bibliography.

Notes:

"This catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel 20 October 2018 - 10 February 2019"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237).

Local Notes:

Exhibited: "Fuseli : Drama and Theater", Kunstmuseum Basel, October 20, 2018-February 10, 2019.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Kunstmuseum Basel, October 20, 2018 - February 10, 2019

Contains:

Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825. Paintings. Selections.

ISBN:

3791357581

9783791357584

OCLC:

1021098332