A painting by this artist was recreated by Doja Cat for the posters of her Scarlet tour, in which she depicted herself as the central figure. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this artist who painted Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent as his Royal Academy diploma work. An incubus looks out at the viewer while crouching on top of a sleeping woman in this artist’s The Nightmare.
ANSWER: Henry Fuseli (“FUSE-lee”) [or Johann Heinrich Füssli]
[10e] Fuseli painted another nightmarish scene in The Vision of Catherine of Aragon, which was based on this author’s play Henry VIII. Another play by this author inspired Fuseli’s Lady Macbeth Seizing The Daggers.
ANSWER: William Shakespeare
[10h] Fuseli was included in John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery along with this artist, who contributed a depiction of Troilus and Cressida. This history painter created a self-portrait “hesitating” between painting and music.
ANSWER: Angelica Kauffman [or Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann]
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