Henry Fuseli Quotes

A collection of quotes by Henry Fuseli.

Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was a Swiss-born painter and art critic who played a significant role in British Romantic art. Known for his imaginative and often macabre works, Fuseli portrayed powerful and often supernatural subjects with an emphasis on the intense and sublime. He gained recognition for his paintings inspired by Shakespearean plays and Greek mythology. Fuseli's works, such as "The Nightmare" and "Titania and Bottom," exemplify his fascination with the dark and irrational realms of the human psyche. His contributions to art and his distinct style continue to captivate audiences and influence the Romantic movement.

Our ideas are the offspring of our senses; we are not more a

Our ideas are the offspring of our senses; we are not more able to create the form of a being we have not seen, without retrospect to one we know, than we are able to create a new sense. He whose fancy has conceived an idea of the most beautiful form must have composed it from actual existence.

Henry Fuseli

Senses

Nature is a collective idea, and, though its essence exist i

Nature is a collective idea, and, though its essence exist in each individual of the species, can never in its perfection inhabit a single object.

Henry Fuseli

Nature