Fuseli

Fuseli
/fyooh"zeuh lee/, n.
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli), 1741-1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.

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  • Fuseli — Fuseli, Maler, s. Füeßli (Joh. Heinr.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fuseli — [fyo͞o′zə lē, fyo͞o zel′ē] Henry (born Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741 1825; Eng. painter, born in Switzerland …   English World dictionary

  • Fuseli — Füssli im Gespräch mit Johann Jakob Bodmer, 1778–1781 Das wohl be …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fuseli, Henry — orig. Johann Heinrich Füssli born Feb. 7, 1741, Zürich, Switz. died April 16, 1825, London, Eng. Swiss born British painter and writer on art. The son of a portrait painter, he trained in theology as well as in art and art history. He left his… …   Universalium

  • Fuseli, Henry — (2/6/1741 Zurich 4/16/1825 London) (Switzerland / England); aka Fussli, Hans Heinrich / Fussli, Heinrich / Fussli, Henri / Fussli, Johann    Painter, author, and theorist. Came to London in 1765 where he became influenced by J. Reynolds and was… …   Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators

  • Fuseli — /fyooh zeuh lee/, n. (John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli), 1741 1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fuseli,Henry — Fu·sel·i (fyo͞oʹzə lē ), Henry. 1741 1825. Swiss born British painter whose works, including The Nightmare (1781), display a fantastic, macabre quality that influenced the surrealists of the 1920s and 1930s. * * * …   Universalium

  • Fuseli, Henry — orig. Johann Heinrich Füssli (7 feb. 1741, Zürich, Suiza–16 abr. 1825, Londres, Inglaterra). Pintor británico y teórico del arte de origen suizo. Era hijo de un retratista y se formó en teología, arte e historia del arte. Abandonó su Zürich natal …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • FUSELI, HENRY —    properly FUSOLI    a famous portrait painter, born at Zurich; coming to England at the age of 22, he became acquainted with Sir Joshua Reynolds, who advised him to go to Rome; after eight years spent in study of the Italian masters, and… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Fuseli, Henri — Füssli, Johann Heinrich …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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