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The Artistic Expression of Liberalism

ROMANTICISM:. The Artistic Expression of Liberalism. Slides by: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Movement of both philosophy and art No simple definition. Romantic Movement. Themes Emphasis on feeling, emotion & direct experience, not universal principles & logic

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The Artistic Expression of Liberalism

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  1. ROMANTICISM: The Artistic Expression of Liberalism Slides by: Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. Movement of both philosophy and art No simple definition Romantic Movement

  3. Themes Emphasis on feeling, emotion & direct experience, not universal principles & logic Imagination and originality of the individual genius Power of nature Distrust of Scientific advances, industrialization Romanization of Country Life Preoccupation with the erotic & exotic Increased interest in nationalism, history and religion Romantic Movement

  4. 1. Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!

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

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

  7. Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794

  8. 2. The "Rugged" Individual

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

  10. The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835

  11. Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823

  12. 3. The Power & Fury of Nature

  13. 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.

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

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

  16. The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

  17. Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

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

  19. Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805

  20. The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819

  21. The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin

  22. 4. The "New" Technology Is Dehumanizing

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

  24. Rain, Steam, & Speed(details)

  25. The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1842

  26. The Slave Ship(details)

  27. Dr. Frankenstein’s Adam & Eve??

  28. 5. Romanticizing Country Life

  29. Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

  30. The Corn FieldJohn Constable,1826

  31. The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821

  32. 6. The Exotic, the Occult, and the Macabre!

  33. 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.

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

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

  36. Mad Woman With a Mania of Envy TheodoreGericault, 1822-1823

  37. Pity - William Blake, 1795

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

  39. Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836

  40. Nightmare (The Incubus)Henry Fuseli, 1781

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

  42. Witches SabbathFrancisco Goya,1798

  43. Procession of Flagellants on Good FridayFrancisco Goya, 1793

  44. Saturn DevoursHis SonFrancisco Goya,1819-1823

  45. Interest in Exotic Foreign Lands

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

  47. Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1835

  48. Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824

  49. The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix, 1837-1838

  50. The Sultan of Morocco and His EntourageEugène Delacroix, 1845

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