 |
Works in Focus: Titania and Bottom
The Nightmare·Titania and Bottom·Titania Awakening·Satan Starting from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear
|
Henry Fuseli
Titania and Bottom circa 1790 Oil on canvas, 2172 x 2756 mm Presented by Miss Julia Carrick Moore in accordance with the wishes of her sister 1887 This detailed painting is based on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-6). Fuseli’s contemporaries admired his imaginative treatment of the fairies. Some are based on Shakespeare’s characters, others were invented by the artist. |
|
