Shaking the Age of Reason: Henry Fuseli and the Birth of Dark Romanticism
Shaking the Age of Reason: Henry Fuseli and the Birth of Dark Romanticism During the late eighteenth century, European art was firmly anchored in the Enlightenment. This “Age of Reason” celebrated logic, classical order, symmetry, and clear moral narratives. The art academies of the era demanded historical accuracy, neoclassical restraint, and uplifting biblical or mythological…
