Sunday, November 20, 2011

Key Images - Nov 9

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Grande Odalisque 
Date: 1814 

Caspar David Friedrich
Monk by the Sea. 
Date: 1809 

Fragonard
The Swing 
Date: 1766 

 Jean-Antoine Watteau
A Pilgrimage to Cythera 
 Date: 1717 

Jacques-Louis David
Oath of the Horatii 
Date: 1784 

John Henry Fuseli
The Nightmare 
Date: 1781 

J. M. W. Turner
Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead & Dying,Typhoon Coming On 
Date: 1840 

John Constable
The Haywain 
Date: 1821

Goya
The Third of May,1808 The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid 
Date: 1814 

Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe 
Date: 1770 

Jean-Antoine Houdon
Voltaire Seated 
Date: 1778 -1780 
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1 comment:

  1. Jonathan MoonNovember 30, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    Fuseli's 'The Nightmare' was reenacted in Ken Russell's 1986 film 'Gothic', a fictional tale about Mary Shelley's conception of the story of 'Frankenstein' at Lord Byron's estate.

    Played by Natasha Richardson, Mary Shelley sees Fuseli's 'The Nightmare' and imagines she is the woman in the painting. On top of her is Kiran Shah (who was Elijah Wood's scale double in 'The Lord of The Rings' trilogy) credited as the Fuseli Monster.

    This scene also serves as the cover art for the film.


    http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/299087.1020.A.jpg

    @3:30
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x2KqIIXtKs

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