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#5 is Fuseli's The Nightmare (added more on edit) cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #1
yup. had been considering the detail of the horse's head in the painting but liked this CTyankee Aug 2012 #3
#2 is not the Death of Sardanopolus. CTyankee Aug 2012 #7
#5 has something to do with nightmares, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #2
"The Great Red Dragon and the Beast of the Sea" is the title and yes, it is Blake! CTyankee Aug 2012 #5
William Blake the poet? lovemydog Aug 2012 #14
Blake rather epitomized the Romantic era in his writing and painting. CTyankee Aug 2012 #15
Now that I know Blake painted lovemydog Aug 2012 #19
#4: Girodet, The Revolt of Cairo pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #4
Ooh, that was a toughie...how did you get it or do you know it? CTyankee Aug 2012 #6
I often find that I've encountered a work before in researching past Challenges pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #8
I like that explanation! I, too, find things I didn't know about when I read widely... CTyankee Aug 2012 #9
# 6 is William Blake illustration librechik Aug 2012 #10
Sure is... CTyankee Aug 2012 #11
I would have thought that the artist of #3 would have caused more interest here! CTyankee Aug 2012 #12
#3: Theodore Gericault, Severed Heads pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #13
Grim, isn't it? Gericault is mostly known for ""The Raft of the Medusa" which is a fine work but CTyankee Aug 2012 #16
These always make me realize how much my knowledge of great art is lacking. n/t ellisonz Aug 2012 #17
Two guesses entanglement Aug 2012 #18
right on #5. #2 does look like it could be Rape of the Sabine Women but it is not... CTyankee Aug 2012 #21
#2 is the Death of the Virgin... joeybee12 Aug 2012 #20
You might be thinking of Caravaggio or another depiction of Death of the Virgin CTyankee Aug 2012 #22
I've posted the answers above each work. CTyankee Aug 2012 #23
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