Examples of art and architecture from romantic period
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The document defines Romanticism as an artistic movement from 1798-1832 characterized by imagination, intuition, idealism, inspiration, and individuality. It discusses that Romantic art was emotional, deeply felt, individualistic, and exotic, contrasting it with earlier Neoclassical art which was rigid, severe, and unemotional. Examples of Romantic art discussed include paintings depicting landscapes, shipwrecks, and historical events by artists such as Turner, Constable, Goya, Delacroix, and Friedrich which showcase the movement's emphasis on emotion, nature, and individual expression.
Examples of art and architecture from romantic period
- 1. Examples of Art from The Romantic Period ca. 1798 – 1832 by Fiona Jane Ellingsen
- 2. Definition Romanticism refers to a movement in art, literature, and music during the early 19th century. Romanticism is characterized by the 5 “I”s • Imagination • Intuition • Idealism • Inspiration • Individuality
- 3. Visual Arts • Neoclassical art was rigid, severe, and unemotional; it hearkened back to ancient Greece and Rome • Romantic art was emotional, deeply-felt, individualistic, and exotic. It has been described as a reaction to Neoclassicism, or “anti-Classicism.”
- 4. Visual Arts: Examples Neoclassical Art Romantic Art
- 5. John Singleton Copley – Charles I Demanding the Five Members in the House of Commons in 1642
- 6. The “Pilgrims” by Robert W. Weir (1844)
- 7. Mr and Mrs Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough . Painted about 1950. Oil on Canvas
- 8. Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851), The Shipwreck, exhibited 1805. Oil on canvas. About 1800, shipwreck imagery figured prominently in both art and literature, often serving as a metaphor for human vulnerability before the forces of nature. With this painting, Turner, who often painted marine pictures, was probably depicting the recent sinking of the Earl of Abergavenny off the coast of Weymouth in 1805.
- 9. The Cornfield by the English artist John Constable. 1826
- 10. Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816.
- 11. John Constable, Stonehenge, 1835 Watercolour
- 12. The Second of May 1808, also known as The Charge of the Mamelukes by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya.
- 13. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix
- 15. Eldena Abbey in Germany. The early 19th century Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich made it the subject of several paintings.
- 16. Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich, 1811
- 17. "Death and the woodcutter" by Jean Francois Millet, 1851
- 18. The Royal Pavilion is a former royal residence located in Brighton , England, United Kingdom. It was built in three stages, beginning in 1787, as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811. It is often referred to as the Brighton Pavilion.
- 19. The Houses of Parliament with Big Ben originates from 1840 after a fire destroyed the previous building. The Gothic style was designed by Sir Charles Barry with help from A.W. Pugin.
Editor's Notes
- #14: Eugène Delacroix