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Romantic Art

Romantic Art. By: Sue Pojer. The Romantic Movement. Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s. Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. A reaction against classicism. The “Romantic Hero:” Greatest example was Lord Byron

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Romantic Art

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  1. Romantic Art By: Sue Pojer

  2. The Romantic Movement • Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s. • Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. • A reaction against classicism. • The “Romantic Hero:” • Greatest example was Lord Byron • Tremendously popular among the European reading public. • Youth imitated his haughtiness and rebelliousness.

  3. Characteristics of Romanticism The Engaged & Enraged Artist: • The artist apart from society. • The artist as social critic/revolutionary. • The artist as genius.

  4. Wandering Above the Sea of FogCaspar David Friedrich,1818

  5. Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794

  6. Characteristics of Romanticism The Individual/ The Dreamer: • Individuals have unique, endless potential. • Self-realization comes through art • Artists are the true philosophers.

  7. The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835

  8. Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823

  9. Characteristics of Romanticism Glorification of Nature: • Peaceful, restorative qualities [an escape from industrialization and the dehumanization it creates]. • Awesome, powerful, horrifying aspects of nature. • Indifferent to the fate of humans. • Overwhelming power of nature.

  10. An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg, 1803

  11. Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas Achenbach, 1853

  12. The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

  13. Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

  14. The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)Caspar David Friedrich, 1821

  15. Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805

  16. The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819

  17. The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin

  18. Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1844

  19. Rain, Steam, & Speed(details)

  20. The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1842

  21. The Slave Ship(details)

  22. Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

  23. The Corn FieldJohn Constable,1826

  24. The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821

  25. Characteristics of Romanticism Revival of Past Styles: • Gothic & Romanesque revival. • “Neo-Gothic” architectural style. • Medieval ruins were a favorite theme for art and poetry.

  26. Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s GroundJohn Constable, 1825

  27. Salisbury Cathedral from the MeadowsJohn Constable, 1831

  28. Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829

  29. Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825

  30. Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811

  31. British Houses of Parliament1840-1865

  32. Characteristics of Romanticism The Supernatural: • Ghosts, fairies, witches, demons. • The shadows of the mind—dreams & madness. • The romantics rejected materialism in pursuit of spiritual self-awareness. • They yearned for the unknown and the unknowable.

  33. Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-1819

  34. Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-1810

  35. Pity - William Blake, 1795

  36. The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the SunWilliam Blake, 1808-1810

  37. Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836

  38. Manfred and the Witch of the AlpsJohn Martin - 1837

  39. Nationalism

  40. Greece on the Ruins of MissolonghiEugène Delacroix, 1827

  41. Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830

  42. Detail of theMusket BearerDelacoix, himself

  43. The Rise of the Cartheginian EmpireJoseph Turner, 1815

  44. His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806

  45. An Officer of the Imperial Horse GuardThéodore Géricault, 1814

  46. Napoleonat theSt. BernardPass David,1803

  47. Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824

  48. Characteristics of Romanticism Exoticism: • The sexy “other.” • A sense of escape from reality. • A psychological/moral justification of imperialism?

  49. Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1835

  50. The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix, 1837-1838

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