The Nightmare
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The Nightmare is a famous 1781 oil painting by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli that depicts a woman in deep sleep visited by a demonic incubus and a ghostly horse, embodying themes of dreams, the supernatural, and psychological terror.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nightmare canonical | 3 |
| The Nightmare (1781 version) | 1 |
| The Nightmare (1790–1791 version) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Henry Fuseli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently reproduced in popular culture
ⓘ
subject of extensive art historical analysis ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
dramatic lighting
ⓘ
theatrical composition ⓘ |
| depicts |
dream
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erotic overtones ⓘ ghostly horse ⓘ incubus ⓘ nightmare ⓘ psychological terror ⓘ sleeping woman ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionDate | 1782 ⓘ |
| genre | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
demon sitting on woman’s chest
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figure of woman lying on bed ⓘ horse’s head emerging from curtains ⓘ |
| hasVersion | later variants painted by Henry Fuseli ⓘ |
| inception | 1781 ⓘ |
| inCollection | permanent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gothic literature
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Romantic art ⓘ psychoanalytic interpretations of dreams ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gothic themes
ⓘ
Shakespearean drama ⓘ |
| location | Detroit Institute of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainColorPalette |
chiaroscuro lighting
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dark tones ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of the unconscious
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iconic image of nightmare demon ⓘ psychosexual symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | The Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams
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psychological horror ⓘ sleep paralysis ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Nightmare (1781 version)
this entity surface form:
The Nightmare (1790–1791 version)