This summary on Romanticism highlights the movement’s focus on emotion, imagination, and the beauty of nature. Covering artists like Delacroix and Géricault, this guide explores Romanticism’s reaction against classical ideals and its emphasis on individual expression
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CHARACTERISTICS
· characterised by works of literature , music , etc .
·
rejection of the principlesof order calm ,
,
harmony
deepened appreciation of the beauties of nature
·
balance ,
Idealism , rationality (reaction against
exaltation of emotion and senses over reason and intellect
·
enlightenment
·
heightened examination of human personalities A ININE LOUISE CHIRDIDET-TIRIIA BON , ·
emphasised the individual and subjective
focus the passions and here
struggles
·
on inner of
·
view of artist as individual creator
< more emotion than
rationality ENGINE DELIACROIT
> frivolous and lustful scene no war
emphasis imagination gateway to spiritual truth
·
on as
· obssesive interest In folk and ethnic culture sublime-angelic young promising
terrible / commitment
· a preference for the exotic ,
the remote and
mysterious
s
mourning
sidea of being picked too goon (innocence
·
rights of the individual (freedom
The Burial of Atala (1808)
TTHEAD DIRE GERICIAN IT #IRAINCISO GONA .
)
↳
depicted humanities Capacities for evil and bitterness
(dark forces of the unconcious
· His portraiture was never objective ,
his
psychological acumen
Liberty leading the
people (1830)
of his subjects and his
reveal the
vapidity brushstrokes record · sort of a political poster
short comings
their physical ·
very figurative shown
-
through the
The atrocities of War
(series) (1810-1811)
outstretched figure of Liberty ,
the
bold attitudes of the
people
following her
contrasted to the
the dead neaped
lifeless
figures of and
in the
foregroundthe heroic
poses of those fighting for liberty
Raft of Medusa (1818)
↳ diplicts survivors of the
frigate Medusa
·
Allegorical figure of Liberty ,
The Third of (1814)
·
liberty is not a women she is an
May
,
1808
abstract Force
>
-
political statement : · extreme contrast of light and dark
focalpointofman
in white , entrap a Slave Ship
IIU'RINERportrayal
showed the incompetence of the captain
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·
history painting for the
.
first time of
.
which
and death
.
·
·
depicted current news
·
abruptness of brush strokes creates carnage
tension and movement the beauty and power of nature
reminiscent broadly romantic
of neoclassical but mediacy and ,
·
and its indifference
·
Why ? the naturalism of Shadow and hows depth passage of time·
light and
humanity
-
,
feel the hoffic act of
empathy
·
emotion character of composition . for men as we see their
·
faces nature indifferent
·
Artist tried to capture the true essence of the negatively towards the shooters ,
·
use of emotive and bold
Symbolism (figure is Christ - colors are
o ·
event
accurating going to morgues to learn
anatomy
like/a martyr
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