The Romantic Era Flashcards

Flashcards on The Romantic Era

Romanticism

An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, peaking between 1800 and 1850.

Key Characteristics of Romanticism

Emphasis on personal feelings and their expression; emotion rather than intellect; subjective visions; exploration of personal hopes and fears; love of the fantastic and exotic.

Romanticism and Medievalism

Revival of medieval elements in art and narratives; an attempt to escape population growth, urban sprawl, and industrialism.

Romanticism and Emotion

Intense emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience; emotions such as apprehension, horror, terror, and awe, especially in confronting untamed nature.

Sturm und Drang

German movement that prized intuition and emotion over rationalism.

Defining Aspect of Romanticism

The free expression of the feelings of the artist.

Francisco Goya

Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker, considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Third of May 1808 (Goya)

Sought to commemorate the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's armies during the occupation of 1808 in the Peninsular War.

Chiaroscuro

The contrast between light and shadow used by Goya.

Eugene Delacroix

French painter known for using color to create form and whose name is synonymous with Romantic painting.

Liberty Leading the People

Painting by Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 in France.

Marianne

Liberty, symbol of France and the French Republic.

Caspar David Friedrich

German Romantic landscape painter, considered the most important German artist of his generation.

Cloister Graveyard in the Snow

Caspar David Friedrich's painting illustrating Romantic preoccupations with ruined medieval architecture and melancholy atmosphere