Gothic painting

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Henry Fuseli The Nightmare. 1781. Romanticism. Oil on Canvas. Detroit Institute of Art. Old Hag Syndrome, Henry Fuseli, Scary Paintings, Artemisia Gentileschi, Old Hag, Istoria Artei, Hur Man Målar, Painting Of A Woman, Art Noir

[From October 2010] or “i dremt it in the hidden pantry with the freudo-oneirical screwdriver” … being a show-by-show TARDIS-esque (ie in effect random) exploration of Doctor Who Soup to Nuts, begun at LJ’s diggerdydum community, and crossposted[…]

Grant Wood painted this portrait the way a theater director puts on a show. First he discovered the setting. Wood saw the house, now famous for inspiring American Gothic, in a small Iowa town and knew it had to be in a painting. Then he cast his sister and dentist to play the two roles. Many presume them farmer and daughter. But that’s never been nailed down. In fact, the painter left it ambiguous on purpose. Learn more with a click to LadyKflo’s Art Blog. #americangothic #grantwood #region American Gothic Painting, American Gothic House, American Gothic Parody, Grant Wood American Gothic, Front Of A House, Gothic Poster, David Choe, Artemisia Gentileschi, Istoria Artei

Grant Wood painted this portrait the way a theater director puts on a show. First he discovered the setting. Wood saw the house, now famous for inspiring American Gothic, in a small Iowa town and knew it had to be in a painting. Then he cast his sister and dentist to play the two roles. Many presume them farmer and daughter. But that’s never been nailed down. In fact, the painter left it ambiguous on purpose. Learn more with a click to LadyKflo’s Art Blog. #americangothic #grantwood #region

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