The Shepherd’s Dream | Henry Fuseli | 1793 Select Size:24" x 18" create a chilling atmosphere

create a chilling atmosphere

where other patrons nearby continue their merrymaking

Created after his arrival in Milan for an altarpiece commissioned by the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception

anxious family members

painted around 1808

The Shepherd’s Dream | Henry Fuseli | 1793 Select Size:24" x 18" create a chilling atmosphereAbout the artwork: The Shepherds Dream by Henry Fuseli, painted in 1793, reflects the artists fascination with the irrational and the psychological, themes that place him at the forefront of early Romanticism. The composition presents a sleeping shepherd visited by supernatural female figures who emerge from darkness with elongated bodies and dramatic gestures, creating an atmosphere that oscillates between seduction and menace. Fuseli departs from