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Wandering Above the Sea
of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich,
1818
Wandering Above the Sea
of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich,
1818
Emotions!Passion!Irrationality!
Enlightenment
EnlightenmentSociety is good, curbing
violent impulses!Society is good, curbing violent impulses!
Civilization corrupts!Civilization corrupts!
RomanticismRomanticismEarly19c
Early19c
A Growing Distrust of Reason
A Growing Distrust of Reason
The essence of human experience is subjective and emotional.
Human knowledge is a puny thing compared to other great historical forces.
“Individual rights” are dangerous efforts at selfishness the community is more important.
The essence of human experience is subjective and emotional.
Human knowledge is a puny thing compared to other great historical forces.
“Individual rights” are dangerous efforts at selfishness the community is more important.
Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794
Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794
Characteristics of Romanticism
1.The Engaged & Enraged Artist
2.The Rugged Individual/ The Dreamer
The Romantic MovementThe Romantic Movement•Began in 1790s
•Peaked in 1820s
•Mostly Northern Europe-- Britain & Germany
•Lord Byron - “The Romantic hero”
Starter Question
•What was the role of the artist in the Renaissance?
•How did the artist portray the individual?
•How did the artist portray society?
The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)
Caspar David Friedrich, 1821
The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)
Caspar David Friedrich, 1821
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
John Constable, 1831
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
John Constable, 1831
Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-
1810
Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-
1810
The Great Red
Dragon and the Woman
Clothed with the Sun
William Blake,
1808-1810
The Great Red
Dragon and the Woman
Clothed with the Sun
William Blake,
1808-1810
8. Nationalism
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Eugène Delacroix, 1827
8. Nationalism
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Eugène Delacroix, 1827
The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire
Joseph Turner, 1815
The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire
Joseph Turner, 1815
His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”
(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Eugène Delacroix, 1834
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Eugène Delacroix, 1834
Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve
William Blake, 1825
Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve
William Blake, 1825
The Paradox of Romanticism:
The Paradox of Romanticism:
Romanticism could reinforce the greatest themes of political liberalism or political conservatism.
Contributed to growing nationalist movements.
The concepts of the Volk and the Volkgeist.
The uniqueness of cultures was emphasized.
Romanticism could reinforce the greatest themes of political liberalism or political conservatism.
Contributed to growing nationalist movements.
The concepts of the Volk and the Volkgeist.
The uniqueness of cultures was emphasized.
Wrap Up Question
•What was the role of the artist during the Era of Romanticism?
•How did the artist portray the individual?
•How did the artist portray society?