Romanticism
Romanticism
is impossible to define as a style or technique but it changed the course of
art. Romanticism as an art form doesn't have much to do with love and
romance but it is all about Passion. Romanticist expressed their passions
and their feelings to the people looking at their art. Romanticism influenced
music and literature too. Artists used this art form to express their deepest
beliefs. An example of a painting depicting true passion is; Abduction of
Rebecca. This painting is by Eugene Delacroix, this painting illustrates a
scene from a novel written by Sir Walter Scott. The artist captures the intense
drama of the moment. Romanticism started in the beginning of the American
Revolution in 1776 and French Revolution in 1779. Between 1800-1860 romanticism
was at its peck. One of the best known romanticism artists Gericault. Some of
Gericault’s famous work is
The
Raft of Medusa:
This painting was inspired by ship-wrecked survivors. He shows the feeling of hopelessness, the disperse of the man facing the raging ocean. This was Gericault’s first major work.
Francesco
Goya is known for his famous painting The nude Maja.
Goya
switched to darker scenes in the late 1800.
The pilgrimage of san isidro. 1746-1828
Two old people eating soup. 1820-1821
To truly understand romanticism is to know that these artists hoped to share their deepest emotions in their work.
Germany
and Great Britain are believed to be the best at
Romanticism art.
This era
made an effect all over the world.
Art cab
be interrupted and not just represented. The era
of Romanticism opened artists minds to different themes,
techniques and styles.
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