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Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear by Henry Fuseli

Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear

Henry Fuseli · 1776

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DETAILS
Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1776
Medium
pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
England, 18th century
Credit line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
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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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