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Romanticism Eileen Smith. A focus on the self and individual. Captain Charles Stewart, by Thomas Sully 1811-1812 http://www.philaprintshop.com/images/colevoyth.jpg Many American artists during the 1800s painted portraits focusing on one person only. This painting is an example of that.
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A focus on the self and individual • Captain Charles Stewart, by Thomas Sully 1811-1812 • http://www.philaprintshop.com/images/colevoyth.jpg • Many American artists during the 1800s painted portraits focusing on one person only. This painting is an example of that.
A yearning for the picturesque and exotic • Thomas Cole, Voyage of Life-Youth 1839-40 • http://www.philaprintshop.com/images/colevoyth.jpg
A profound love of nature • David Fragonard • http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/images/fragonard_swing_l.jpg
The National Anthem - A sense of nationalism or pride in one’s country. Francis Scott Key, written 1814
19th Century Architecture • http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/18th/macphaedris.jpg • MacPhaedris - Warner House, Portsmouth NH 1718-23 • A fascination with the supernatural, the mysterious and the gothic.
19th Century Garden • This painting shows a standard 19th century flowering garden. The idea of flowerbeds was relatively unexplored until this time. • http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255-s01/pleasure/flower_gardens.jpg • Parterres de fleurs des jardins Wilton, E. Adveno Brook, 1857
A strong sense of nationalism or pride in one’s country http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/in_america/low.html