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War Scenes (French Occupation of Spain)

War Scenes (French Occupation of Spain). John Constable and Maria. The AP Exclusive. Information that will blast you to the past. - Since 2009. Caspar David Friedrich. Caspar David Friedrich German Romantic landscape painter

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War Scenes (French Occupation of Spain)

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  1. War Scenes(French Occupation of Spain)

  2. John Constable and Maria

  3. The AP Exclusive Information that will blast you to the past - Since 2009 Caspar David Friedrich • Caspar David Friedrich • German Romantic landscape painter • Landscape included figures silhouetted against Gothic ruins, morning mists, barren trees and night skies • Along with other romantic artists, he sought to depict nature as a “divine creation” • Works were popular during the early years of his career, but lost popularity later on as art styles changed • Early Life: • Born September 5, 1774- Died May 7, 1840 • Sixth of ten children • Father: candle-maker and soap boiler • Many family members died; but most tragic was the death of his brother Johann Christoffer who fell through the ice of a frozen pond • Private student of Johann Gottfried Quistorp at the University of Griefswald where he studied Art • r

  4. The Abbey in the Oakwood

  5. Music ~Mozart ~Haydn ~Beethoven

  6. Beethoven • German composer and virtuoso pianist • “Pathetique” • “Moonlight” • Ninth Symphony

  7. Haydn • Spent most of his career as a court musician for the Hungarian Esterházy family • “Surprise” Symphony • Op. 33 No. 2 • Op. 50 No. 3

  8. Franz Joseph Haydn March 31, 1732 – May, 31, 1809 “Father of the Symphony and an adventurer into almost every element of music.” D.Stanley

  9. Background…BACK IT UP!!! Choirboy in the choir school of St. Stephen's in Vienna. Composed ecclesiastical and operatic music. Italian composer Nicola Antonio Porpora was his only “teacher.” Haydn was a musical director in the service of Count Ferdinand Maximilian Franz Morzin, he write his first symphony here. Daniel Stanley

  10. More Background….Let’s back it up some more!!! Daniel Stanley Haydn marries Maria Anna Aloisia Polonia Keller (wow what a long name!) The marriage remains childless. July 8, 1791 : Haydn is awarded an honorary doctorate of music by Oxford University. Elssler, Haydn's faithful servant, friend, and the chronicler of his works, wrote that Haydn passed from this world "quietly and peacefully," just as he had lived.

  11. I lost me HEAD>>> • Haydn’s head stored in a cupboard in a Vienna for 60 years • friends bribed gravedigger to let them keep it • missing head discovered after world’s longest game of “Haydn seek.” Daniel Stanley

  12. HERE’S THE REAL ONE!!! Daniel Stanley

  13. BorninRohrau, Austria Second of twelve children Greatest work, the famous “Surprise Symphony”

  14. Mozart—Child Prodigy • Born—Salzburg, Austria, 1756 • At 5—learned first composition—in 30 minutes! • Also at 5 yrs—composed first “piece,” Minuet for Harpsichord • Toured: Vienna, Versailles, and London. • “child prodigy”

  15. Had 600 compositions • Symphony No. 40 • Piano Concert No. 24 • “Dissonance” Quartet Mozart

  16. Romantic Religion • Methodism–revolt against deism and rationalism of Anglican Church • stressed inward, heartfelt religionand the possibility Christian perfection in this life • Mid 18th century—John Wesley—founder • Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals

  17. Continental Religion • After Thermidorian Reaction a strong Catholic revival took place in France–based on feeling • Chateaubriand – The Genius of Christianity (1802) – essence of religion is passion / foundation of faith is emotion— “Bible of Romanticism” • Romantics found God immanent in nature as opposed to the rational God of the Enlightenment

  18. Romantic Views of Nationalism and History • German Romantic • Revived German folk culture—urged collection & preservation of German songs and sayings • Believed each language & culture unique—opposed use of “common” language or “universal” institutions • Led to a broad revival in history & philosophy Johann Gottfried Herder

  19. J. G. Fichte • German philosopher and nationalist • believed world is creation of humankind. • Especially strong persons impose their wills on the world and other people. • Napoleon a prime example

  20. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel • – German philosopher • believed a predominant set of ideas -thesis, at odds with another set of ideas – antithesis,the patterns clash resulting in anew synthesisemerges as new thesis in a viscous cycle. • All cultures valuable • All time periods equally valuable

  21. The Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences • Phenomenology of Spirit • Science of Logic • Philosophy of History Influenced Karl Marx as well as Stalin and Hitler.

  22. Islam and Romanticism • Islam viewed more positively than in the Enlightenment • Under Napoleon, learning about Islam became important part of French intellectual life • Rosetta Stone – found on one of Napoleon’s expeditions— key to unlocking Egyptian hieroglyphics

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