Romanticism

Angie ChngElla Ho

Kezia SiahayaEcho Hao

What is Romanticism

The Romantic Era was not “Romantic”

• Romanticism refers to a movement in art, literature, and music during the 19th century.

• Root from French Revolution

• Romanticism is characterized by the 5 “I”s– Imagination

– Intuition

– Idealism

– Inspiration

– Individuality

Romanticism Artists

Théodore Géricault

1791 - 1824

Eugène Delacroix

1798 - 1863

Caspar David Friedrich

1774 - 1840

William Turner

1789 - 1862

Théodore GéricaultSeptember 26, 1791 – January 26, 1824

The Charging Chasseur(1812)

The Raft of Medusa (1819)

April 26, 1798 – August 13, 1863

Eugène Delacroix

The Barque of Dante (1822)

The Death of Sardanapalus (1823)

July 28: Liberty Leading the People (1830)

Caspar David FriedrichSeptember 5, 1774 – May 7, 1840

Wanderer above

the sea of fog

(1818)

Cross in the

Mountains

(1807)

Chalk Cliffs on Rügen

(1818)

Turner, Joseph MallordWilliam

April 23, 1775 – 19 December, 1851

Claude Lorrain vs. Turner

The Grand Canal in Venice (1835)The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba (1648)

The Slave Ship (1840)

The Slave ship

– details

The Fighting Temeraire (1838)

Dutch Boats in a Gale – The Bridgewater Sea Piece (1801)

Colour Beginning (1819)

Sea Monsters

Conclusions

The influence include art, music, literature, philosophy, and even politics.

French Revolution and the Industry revolution

The impressionist painters of the 20th century were heavily influenced by romanticism