120715 – Fuseli – Tate Britain, London.

We are at Tate Britain this morning to view a favourite painting Titania and Bottom c.1790 by Henry Fuseli. Fuseli was introduced to Shakespeare’s plays during his student days in Zürich with the Swiss scholar Jacob Bodmer. A Midsummer Night’s Dream held a special appeal for him, in that it explores the realms of the supernatural. Presented here are interesting visionary and disturbing depictions of spiritual fantasy and evil.