Puck
1810-1820
Henry Fuseli brings Shakespeare's most mischievous sprite to life in this dramatic, shadowy scene. Bursting from a cloud of ethereal blue mist, the muscular figure of Puck grins wildly while brandishing a whip, accompanied by a tiny, ghostly fairy fluttering nearby. As a leading figure of the Romantic movement, Fuseli loved exploring the supernatural and the bizarre, often drawing inspiration from literature like A Midsummer Night's Dream. The intense contrast between the glowing spirit and the pitch-black background perfectly captures the unpredictable, magical energy of the character who famously declared he could put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes.
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