Romanticism, Realism Romanticism, Realism and Impressionismand Impressionism

Romanticism 1750-1850Romanticism 1750-1850This movement was This movement was made up of writers, made up of writers, poets, artists and poets, artists and composers went composers went

away from reason away from reason and the reality of and the reality of

the Industrial the Industrial Revolution towards Revolution towards

the beauty and the beauty and power of nature power of nature

Some ExamplesSome ExamplesLord ByronLord Byron

““My joys, my grief, my My joys, my grief, my passions and my powers passions and my powers

made me a stranger”.made me a stranger”.

The romantic hero with a The romantic hero with a dark past was written and dark past was written and

painters used bold new painters used bold new colors to bring about colors to bring about

emotion.emotion.

BeethovenBeethoven

Composers like Composers like Beethoven used Beethoven used

the new the new invention of the invention of the

orchestra to orchestra to make people feel make people feel

emotion. emotion.

RealismRealismThis was the attempt to show the This was the attempt to show the

world how life really was.world how life really was.They rejected the romantic emphasis They rejected the romantic emphasis

on imagination.on imagination.

Writers like Charles Dickens wrote Writers like Charles Dickens wrote books such as Oliver Twist about the books such as Oliver Twist about the poor and working class.poor and working class.

Realist PaintingRealist Painting

“I cannot paint an angel because I have never seen

one”.

Gustave Courbet, French realistic

Painter

Impressionists and Post Impressionists and Post Impressionists 1870’sImpressionists 1870’s

Photography came about and painters Photography came about and painters were looking for a new way to were looking for a new way to

express themselves.express themselves.They decided to show brush strokes They decided to show brush strokes and they wanted to capture the eye and they wanted to capture the eye

in a first impression.in a first impression.

They took a different view of familiar They took a different view of familiar subjects.subjects.

Monet

DegasDegas

Van Gogh

SeuratSeurat

Now that you have seen the Romantic and Now that you have seen the Romantic and Impressionist work what do you think? What Impressionist work what do you think? What are the differences between the two? Which are the differences between the two? Which

do you like better and why?do you like better and why?

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