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ROMANTIC STYLE 1790 – 1850 By Tanner Hayes
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Romantic Style. 1790 – 1850 By Tanner Hayes. Events During. 1848 Gold Rush 1861-1865 Civil War 1865 Lincoln was assassinated & Slavery was abolished 1886 Statue of Liberty unveiled & Spanish American War. Characteristics. Revived clash between color & Design - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ROMANTIC STYLE
1790 – 1850
By Tanner Hayes
EVENTS DURING
1848 Gold Rush1861-1865 Civil War 1865 Lincoln was assassinated & Slavery was abolished1886 Statue of Liberty unveiled & Spanish American War
CHARACTERISTICS Revived clash between color & Design Emphasized new prominence of the
brushstroke and the artist free handling of paint
Some expressed ancient ruins, death, & decay
Placed emphasis on such emotions as trepidation, horror, terror, & awe
IMPORTANT ARTISTS
John Constable; British Painter; Lush Landscapes; used pencil & paintFrancisco Goya; Spanish Court Painter; paint & print makingTheodore Gericault; French Romantic Painter; Painted first photojournalism piece
JOHN CONSTABLEDedham Vale
1802Oil on canvas
FRANCISCO GOYA
Yard With Lunatics1794
Oil on tin plated iron
THEODORE GERICAULT
The Raft of the Medusa1818
MORE INFORMATION
Romanticism was a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of EnlightenmentExalted individualism, subjectivism, irrationalism, imagination, emotions, & natureEmotion over reason-Senses over intellect
THE ROMANTIC STYLE
A time of artistic, literary, & intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe. The expression
of emotion was the focus of all the arts.
wikipedia, huntfor.com, academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu
