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Head of a Damned Soul from Dante's "Inferno," (verso) by Henry Fuseli

Head of a Damned Soul from Dante's "Inferno," (verso)

Henry Fuseli · 1774

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Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1774
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
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Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli, the Swiss-born British painter, plunged the art world into the depths of the supernatural with his dramatic visions, notably 'The Nightmare'.

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