6.1 Romanticism

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Romanticism

  • developed as a reaction to the clarity, logic, and order that were the guiding values of the Neoclassical movement & focused more on:

    • senses and emotions

    • rebellion and societal struggles

    • Individuality and subjectivity to counteract the excessive insistence on logical thought

    • awesome and terrible wonders of nature and the outdoors

    • horror, fantasy, and the exotic

    • new visual imagery that further spurred national identity and pride, by emphasizing on local folklore, traditions, and landscapes

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Eugene Delacroix

  • leader of the Romantic movement in 19th-century French art

  • known for his lush, agitated brushwork, pulsating with vivid color - in direct contrast to the cool and controlled delineations of his peer and rival, Ingres

  • history of painting often revolved around the rivalry of the two: Ingres the Neoclassical draftsman, and Delacroix, the Romantic colorist.

  • Liberty Leading the People

  • Death of Sardanapalus

<ul><li><p><span>leader of the Romantic movement in 19th-century French art</span></p></li><li><p><span>known for his lush, agitated brushwork, pulsating with vivid color - in direct contrast to the cool and controlled delineations of his peer and rival, Ingres</span></p></li><li><p><span>history of painting often revolved around the rivalry of the two: Ingres the Neoclassical draftsman, and Delacroix, the Romantic colorist.</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>Liberty Leading the People</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>Death of Sardanapalus</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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Theodore Gericault

  • depictions of dramatic scenes from real life on a monumental scale helped set the path for Romanticism's emphasis on emotion and subjectivity

  • The Raft of Medusa

<ul><li><p><span>depictions of dramatic scenes from real life on a monumental scale helped set the path for Romanticism's emphasis on emotion and subjectivity</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>The Raft of Medusa</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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Paul Delaroche

  • The Princes in the Tower

  • The Execution of Lady Jane Grey

<ul><li><p><strong>The Princes in the Tower</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The Execution of Lady Jane Grey</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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Caspar David Friedrich

  • one of the best landscape artists in the Romantic style

  • Wanderer above a Sea of Fog

  • The Sea of Ice

<ul><li><p><span>one of the best landscape artists in the Romantic style</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>Wanderer above a Sea of Fog</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>The Sea of Ice</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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Francisco de Goya

  • considered one of the key figures in Spanish painting and an important precursor of modern art.

  • known for his royal portraiture, best known for his bold emotive paintings of violence especially those recording the Napoleonic invasion of Spain

  • The Clothed Maja

<ul><li><p><span>considered one of the key figures in Spanish painting and an important precursor of modern art. </span></p></li><li><p><span>known for his royal portraiture, best known for his bold emotive paintings of violence especially those recording the Napoleonic invasion of Spain</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>The Clothed Maja</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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John Constable

  • revolutionized landscape painting of the 19th century by being an advocate of realistic depictions of the natural world

  • The Hay Wain

<ul><li><p><span>revolutionized landscape painting of the 19th century by being an advocate of realistic depictions of the natural world</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>The Hay Wain</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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Joseph Mallord William Turner (William Turner)

  • Commonly known as the "Painter of Light"

  • Hannibal Crossing the Alps

  • The Fighting Temeraire

<ul><li><p><span>Commonly known as the "Painter of Light"</span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>Hannibal Crossing the Alps</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong>The Fighting Temeraire</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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William Blake

  • visual commentaries of strange worlds, of alternate realities that existed in his imagination

  • The Ancient of Days

  • The Great Red Dragon and The Woman Clothed in Sun

<ul><li><p>visual commentaries of strange worlds, of alternate realities that existed in his imagination</p></li><li><p><strong>The Ancient of Days</strong></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>The Great Red Dragon and The Woman Clothed in Sun</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>

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