Project Gutenberg 2012-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 181 Fuseli, Henry 1741 1825 Füssli, Johann Heinrich Fusely, Henry Füessli, Henry Fussli, Johann Heinrich Fuessli, Henry Fusseli, Henry Knowles, John 1781 1841 The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume 1 (of 3) Produced by Margo Romberg, Karl Eichwalder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Henry Fuseli is a biographical account combined with a literary exploration, written in the early 19th century. The work documents the life of Henry Fuseli, an influential artist and professor of painting at the Royal Academy in London, detailing his artistic journey, personal challenges, and interactions with notable contemporaries. The book aims to present not only his professional achievements in art but also insights into his character and intellect, offering a comprehensive understanding of his legacy. The beginning of the book introduces readers to Henry Fuseli's early life in Zurich, where he was born into a family of artists. The first chapter outlines his early predilection for drawing, despite parental hopes for him to pursue a clerical career. It discusses his education, friendships with prominent figures such as Lavater and Usteri, and the influences that shaped his artistic talents. The narrative emphasizes Fuseli's adventurous spirit and sets the stage for his later travels to England and Italy, where he would further develop his unique style and become a prominent figure in the art world. Throughout this introductory section, the foundation for understanding Fuseli's complex personality and the artistic environment of his time is established, effectively previewing the themes that will unfold in his biography. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Art Art -- Italy -- History Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825 Painters -- Switzerland -- Biography ND Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 722584 722594 2024-09-16T09:22:57.257985 2023-09-17T04:31:27.861951 text/html text/html 742370 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 311166 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 401888 2024-09-16T09:23:15.595934 application/epub+zip 407162 2024-09-16T09:23:02.465955 application/epub+zip 352203 2024-09-16T09:22:59.643983 application/epub+zip 784890 2024-09-16T09:23:22.666846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831517 2024-09-16T09:23:11.872910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737813 2022-09-17T15:14:27.776019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626541 2024-09-16T09:22:55.272022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 627164 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 237852 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 626219 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 236747 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 626272 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236531 2021-01-08T10:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23138 2024-09-16T09:23:22.836835 application/rdf+xml 23615 2024-09-16T09:23:00.059005 image/jpeg 4596 2024-09-16T09:22:59.852963 image/jpeg 378082 2024-09-16T09:22:57.318008 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia