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Artist



Alternative names	Deutsch: Johann Heinrich Füssli
Description	Swiss painter
Date of birth/death	6 February 1741	16 April 1825
Location of birth/death	Zürich	Putney Hill, London
Work location	Switzerland, England
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

English: The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Antique Fragments

Date

between 1778 and 1779

Medium

Red chalk on sepia wash

Dimensions

Height: 415 mm (16.34 in). Width: 355 mm (13.98 in).

Current location

Kunsthaus Zürich

	Native name	Kunsthaus Zürich
	Location	Zürich, Switzerland
	Coordinates	47° 22′ 13.00″ N, 8° 32′ 53.00″ E
	Established	1910
	Website	www.kunsthaus.ch

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FUSELI, John Henry

(b. 1741, Zürich, d. 1825, London)

The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Antique Fragments 1778-79 Red chalk on sepia wash, 415 x 355 mm Kunsthaus, Zürich

The young Henry Fuseli, in the late 1770s, portrayed himself reduced to despair before the vastness of Rome's remains. Since he had spent eight years studying in the city, his awe was doubtless exaggerated, but it was also a premonition of the powerful emotions that were to be released in his art.

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Author: FUSELI, John Henry Title: The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Antique Fragments Form: graphics Time-line: 1751-1800 School: Swiss

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