Saul and the Witch of Endor
Drawing
1777 (drawn)
1777 (drawn)
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One of the central artists of the Romantic Movement in Britain, the Swiss-born Henry Fuseli was also the most unconventional. This drawing illustrates the Old Testament story which relates how the spirit of the Prophet Samuel, raised from the dead, predicts the death of Saul (seen on the right here) and the defeat of the Israelites. Fuseli’s concern with expressing extreme psychological states led him to devise a visual vocabulary of fluid, exaggerated forms.
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Title | Saul and the Witch of Endor |
Materials and techniques | drawn with pen and sepia, washed |
Brief description | Fuseli, Henry; Study for 'Saul and the Witch of Endor'; The sorceress has raised the spirit of Samuel, while Saul has fainted in his attendant's arms; Dated; Drawn with pen and sepia, washed; English School; Rome; 1777. |
Physical description | Study for 'Saul and the Witch of Endor'; The sorceress has raised the spirit of Samuel, while Saul has fainted in his attendant's arms; slight sketches of two figures behind in pencil; Dated Roma, Sept. 77; Drawn with pen and sepia, washed. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Dated Roma, Sept. 77. |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
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Summary | One of the central artists of the Romantic Movement in Britain, the Swiss-born Henry Fuseli was also the most unconventional. This drawing illustrates the Old Testament story which relates how the spirit of the Prophet Samuel, raised from the dead, predicts the death of Saul (seen on the right here) and the defeat of the Israelites. Fuseli’s concern with expressing extreme psychological states led him to devise a visual vocabulary of fluid, exaggerated forms. |
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Accession number | DYCE.777 |
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Record created | November 9, 2009 |
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