The Spirit of Knowledge

Henry Fuseli

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The Spirit of Knowledge

Henry Fuseli

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Artist: Henry Fuseli
Date: 1798
Medium: Black chalk and brush and gray wash on ivory laid paper
Materials: paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: 18.2 × 22.3 cm (7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Credit: Given in honor of Dorothy Braude Edinburg by Lowell Libson and the Directors of Spink-Leger

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Venus and Cupid

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Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso)

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The Witches Appear to Macbeth and Banquo

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Dante Swoons before the Soaring Souls of Paolo and Francesca, Virgil at his Side

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Sketch for "Oath on the Rütli" (recto), Female Figure (verso)

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Given in honor of Dorothy Braude Edinburg by Lowell Libson and the Directors of Spink-Leger

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