Art During the IR

A. Romanticism

B. Realism

A. Romanticism

• Movement in art and ideas that emphasized emotions (moods), celebrated nature, glorified the past, and cherished folk traditions.

• Took place at the beginning of the IR.

• Example of Art: Arthur Rackham The Old Woman in the Wood

• An example in literature: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

• It was important because:

1. A gothic novel (told of supernatural events)

2. It showed a fear of the machines

3. It warned of the danger of meddling with nature

• Musical example: Ludwig van Beethoven who composes mood music

B. Realism

• As the IR developed and conditions in the factories and cities worsened, people became tired of seeing an idealized view of life.

• Wanted to show the reality of the times – actual people rather than a dream of nature.

• Example of Art: Gustave Courbet The Winnowers

• An example in literature: Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist

Identify Art from the IR

Joseph M.W. Turner Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Kathe Kollwitz The March of the Weavers

Eugene Delacroix Liberty Leading the People

Edgar Degas Women Ironing