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• [The Gothic Imagination]
  This is Edvard Munch's The Scream(1893). I chose this painting not only because of its haunting, surrealist visuals, but also for its jarring symbolism. The painting is meant to represent Munch's existential dread and social distance from his peers as he descends into madness. The landscape b
• Katelyn - Blog Post 1 [The Gothic Imagination]
  I chose the oil painting Ophelia (1851-52) by John Everett Millais. To me this painting is the epitome of gothic. It is a conglomeration of beauty and sorrow. Despite its array of bright colors, it alludes to something much darker. It is based on a scene from Hamlet where Ophelia drowns herself
• MC- Blog Post #1 [The Gothic Imagination]
  I chose Henry Fuseli's The Nightmare (1781). I chose this piece because it immediately creates an intense sense of discomfort and makes you wonder what's going on. The sleeping women's vulnerable position, the creature sitting on her, and the black horse hiding in the darkness make the scene fe
• Hunter - Blog Post 1 [The Gothic Imagination]
  Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan - Illya Repin (1883) I chose this painting because it depicts a historical event that speaks to darker impulses. I feel like this painting harkens back to the famous image of Kronos eating his children. Both depict the horror of a father killing their child