Romanticism,

1800s-1810s

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Romanticism, 1800s-1810s
 Romanticism was a movement in which
the artists of Neoclassical period sought
to break new ground in the expression of
emotion, both subtle and stormy. It
embraced a number of distinctive themes,
such as a longing for history, supernatural
elements, social injustices, and nature.
 Landscape painting also became more
popular due to the peoples’ romantic
adoration of nature.
 Romanticism was a reaction to the
classical, contemplative nature of
Characteristics::
Characteristics

-- shows
shows the
the height
height of
of
action
action
-- emotional
emotional extremes
extremes
-- celebrated
celebrated nature
nature as
as out
out
of control
of control
-- dramatic
dramatic compositions
compositions
-- heightened
heightened sensation
sensation
(life and
(life and death
death moments)
moments)
Romantic Painting (Portraits/Figures)
Romantic Painting (Portraits/Figures)

The paintings of the

The paintings of the
Romantic period gave
Romantic period gave
more emphasis on
more emphasis on
emotion.
emotion.
Artists expressed as much
Artists expressed as much
feeling and passion as it
feeling and passion as it
could be on a canvas.
could be on a canvas.
Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
(1791-1824) France
Géricault
Géricault was was
the
the first
first
French
French master
master
and
and thethe leader
leader
of
of the
the French
French
realistic
realistic
school.
school. HisHis
masterpieces
masterpieces
were
were energetic,
energetic,
powerful,
powerful,
brilliantly
brilliantly
colored,
colored, andand
tightly
tightly
The Raft Of The Medusa
The Raft Of The Medusa
The Raft of
The Raft of
the Medusa
the Medusa
portrays the
portrays
victims ofthe
a
victims of a
contemporar
contemporar
y
y
shipwreck.
shipwreck.
The people
The people
on this raft
on
werethis raft
French
were French
emigrants en
emigrants
route to en
route
West to
Charging Chasseur
Charging Chasseur
His
His first
first
major
major work
work
revealed
revealed thethe
influence
influence of of
the style
the style ofof
Rubens
Rubens and and
an
an interest
interest inin
the
the depiction
depiction
of
of
contemporar
contemporar
yy subject
subject
matter.
matter.
 Insane Woman
Insane Woman
One of
One of
several
several
portraits
portraits
Gericault
Gericault
made of
made of the
the
mentally
mentally
disabled that
disabled that
has
has
aa peculiar
peculiar
hypnotic
hypnotic
power
power
Eugène Delacroix
Eugène Delacroix
(1798-1863) France
(1798-1863) France
Delacroix was
Delacroix was
considered the
considered the
greatest French
greatest French
Romantic painter
Romantic painter of
of
all.He
all. Heachieved
achieved
brilliantvisual
brilliant visualeffects
effects
usingsmall,
using small,
adjacent strokes
adjacent strokes of
of
contrastingcolor.
contrasting color.
He was
He was the
the most
most
influential to
influential tomost
most
of Romantic
of Romantic
painters and
painters and
eventually, his
eventually, his
technique was
technique was
adopted
adopted
Liberty
LibertyLeading
LeadingThe
ThePeople
People
This
Thispainting
painting
commemorates
commemorates
the
theJuly
July
Revolution
Revolutionofof
1830,
1830,whichwhich
toppled
toppledKing King
Charles
CharlesX Xofof
France.
France.A A
woman
womanholding
holding
the
theflag
flagofofthe the
French
French Revolution
Revolution
personifies
personifies
Liberty
Libertyand and
leads
leadsthethepeople
people
forward
forward over
over the the
bodies
bodies
ofof
the
thefallen
fallen
,. ,.
 FranciscoGoya
Francisco Goya
(1746-1828)Spain
(1746-1828) Spain
Francisco
Francisco
Goyawas
Goya wasa a
commissioned
commissioned
Romantic
Romantic
painterbybythe
painter the
KingofofSpain.
King Spain.
HeHewaswasalso
alsoa a
printmaker
printmaker
regardedboth
regarded both
asasthe
thelast
lastofof
the“Old
the “Old
Masters”and
Masters” and
thefirst
the firstofofthe
the
“Moderns”.
“Moderns”.
The
TheThird
ThirdOf
OfMay
May
The
TheThird
Thirdofof
May
MayisisGoya’s
Goya’s
masterpiece
masterpiece
that
thatsought
soughttoto
commemorate
commemorate
Spanish
Spanish
resistance
resistancetoto
Napoleon's
Napoleon's
armies
armiesduring
during
the
theoccupation
occupation
ofof1808
1808ininthe
the
Peninsular
PeninsularWarWar
. .
Saturn
Saturn Devouring
Devouring His
His Son
Son
This
This artwork
artwork
depicts
depicts the
the
Greek
Greek myth
myth of of
the
the Titan
Titan
Cronus
Cronus
(Saturn),
(Saturn), who
who
fears
fears that
that hehe
would
would be be
overthrown
overthrown by by
one
one of
of his
his
children,
children, soso he
he
ate
ate each
each one
one
upon
upon their
their
birth
birth
 The
The Burial
Burial Of
Of Sardine
Sardine
The
The "Burial
"Burial ofof the
the
Sardine"
Sardine" was
was a a
Spanish
Spanish
ceremony
ceremony
celebrated
celebrated on on Ash
Ash
Wednesday
Wednesday and and
was
was a a symbolical
symbolical
burial
burial of
of the
the
past
past toto allow
allow
society
society toto be
be
reborn,
reborn,
transformed
transformed with with
new
new
vigor.
vigor.
Romantic
Romantic Painting
Painting (Landscape Painting))
(Landscape Painting
Landscape
Landscape painting
painting depicts
depicts the
the physical
physical world
world
that
that surrounds
surrounds us us and
and includes
includes features
features such
such asas
mountains,
mountains, valleys,
valleys, vegetation,
vegetation, and
and bodies
bodies ofof
water.
water. The
The sky
sky isis another
another important
important element
element
shaping
shaping the
the mood
mood ofof landscape
landscape paintings.
paintings.
Landscape
Landscape art art ranges
ranges fromfrom highly
highly detailed
detailed and
and
realistic
realistic to
to impressionistic,
impressionistic, romantic
romantic and
and idealized.
idealized.

Famous
Famous Landscape
Landscape Artists
Artists During
During The
The
Romantic
Romantic Period:
Period:
1.
1. Théodore
Théodore Rousseau
Rousseau
2.
2. Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Corot
The Church Of Marissel,
Near Beauvais
(J. Corot)
Le Repos
Le Repos Sous
Sous Les
Les
Saules
Saules
(J. Corot
(J. Corot))
Der
Der Kleine
Kleine Fischer
Fischer
T.
T. Rousseau
Rousseau
Landscape
Landscape With
With Plowman
Plowman
(T.
(T. Rousseau)
Rousseau)
Romantic Sculpture
Romantic Sculpture
Romantic sculpture can be divided
Romantic sculpture can be divided
into works that concern about
into works that concern about
the human world and those that
the human world and those that
concern the natural world. The
concern the natural world. The
leading
leading
sculptors of each type were Rude and
sculptors of each type were Rude and
Barye, respectively .
Barye, respectively.
 François Rude
François Rude
(1784-1855) France
(1784-1855) France
François Rude was
François Rude was
best known for his
best known for his
social art which
social art which
aimed to inspire
aimed to inspire
and capture the
and capture the
interest of a broad
interest of a broad
public. He rejected
public. He rejected
the classical repose
the classical repose
of the late 18th-
of the late 18th-
and early 19th-
and early 19th-
century French
century French
sculpture in favour
sculpture in favour
of a dynamic,
of a dynamic,
emotional style and
emotional style and
created many
created many
monuments that
monuments that
Departure Of
Departure Of The
The Volunteers
Volunteers
Jeanne
Jeanne D’arc
D’arc
Antoine-louis Barye
Antoine-louis Barye
(1796-1875) France
(1796-1875) France
He was the
He was the
most famous
most famous
animal
animal
sculptor of all
sculptor of all
time. He
time. He
studied the
studied the
anatomy
anatomy
of his
of his
subjects by
subjects by
sketching
sketching
residents of
residents of
the Paris zoo.
the Paris zoo.
Hercules Sitting On A Bull
Hercules Sitting On A Bull
Theseus
Theseus Slaying
Slaying The
The Minotaur
Minotaur
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