Overview
The enduring influence of Henry Fuseli's imagination is the
focus for this exhibition that combines a selection of the
Gallery's world-famous Fuseli drawings with New Zealand artist
Andrew McLeod's dark and detailed Fuseli Tribute I and
II.
Horror, fear and an awe of the supernatural lay at the heart of
the Sublime, but Romantic artists also drew on their own
experiences and interests. Swiss-born Fuseli led the charge.
Discover here his many inspirations, from Homer and Virgil to
Shakespeare, Spencer, Michelangelo and Piranesi, and witness the
way he transformed the images of the mind's eye into hauntingly
mesmerising artworks.
30 June 2012 - 20 January 2013
Level 1 exhibition spaces - free entry
Image: Henry Fuseli, Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act I, Scene
III, 1798, mezzotint on wove paper, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o
Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2002