The Nightmare

1781 painting by Henry Fuseli
VisualArtwork painting Q2317837
The Nightmare
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The Nightmare

Summary

The Nightmare is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,695 views/month, #54 of 5,957).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Nightmare is the creator of Henry Fuseli[3].
  • The Nightmare's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • The Nightmare is associated with the Romanticism movement[5].
  • The Nightmare's depicts is recorded as sleep paralysis[6].
  • The Nightmare's depicts is recorded as sleep[7].
  • The Nightmare's depicts is recorded as nightmare[8].
  • The Nightmare's depicts is recorded as woman[9].
  • The Nightmare's depicts is recorded as incubus[10].
  • The Nightmare's depicts is recorded as horse[11].
  • The Nightmare is made of oil paint[12].
  • The Nightmare is made of canvas[13].
  • The Nightmare's collection is recorded as Detroit Institute of Arts[14].
  • The Nightmare's inventory number is recorded as 55.5.A[15].
  • The location of The Nightmare was Detroit Institute of Arts[16].
  • The Nightmare took place at United Kingdom[17].
  • The Nightmare took place at Switzerland[18].
  • The Nightmare's Commons category is recorded as The Nightmare by Johann Heinrich Füssli[19].
  • January 1, 1781 marks the founding of The Nightmare[20].
  • The Nightmare's described by source is recorded as 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[21].
  • The Nightmare's title is recorded as The Nightmare[22].
  • The Nightmare's height is recorded as {'amount': '+101'}[23].
  • The Nightmare's width is recorded as {'amount': '+127'}[24].
  • The Nightmare dates from the Romanticism[25].
  • The Nightmare's thickness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.1'}[26].
  • The Nightmare's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Nightmare is the creator of Henry Fuseli[3].

Subject and Themes

The Nightmare is associated with the Romanticism movement[5].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[12] and canvas[13]. The Nightmare dates from the Romanticism[25]. Recorded location include Detroit Institute of Arts[16], United Kingdom[17], and Switzerland[18].

Why It Matters

The Nightmare ranks in the top 0.91% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,695 views/month, #54 of 5,957).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Geagea · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id 987014406956205171
    Described by source 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
    Width {'amount': '+127'}
    Made from material oil paint, canvas
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987014406956205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788092355815; updating from the National Library of Israel database"
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