romantic landscape
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English and English and American American Romantic Romantic LandscapesLandscapes
Sonya Antropova, Sonya Antropova, Group 752Group 752
William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth
Landscapists were inspired Landscapists were inspired by the spirit belonging to by the spirit belonging to the age.the age.
What is What is Romanticism?
Romanticism was a new intellectual Romanticism was a new intellectual movement at the end of the eighteenth movement at the end of the eighteenth centurycentury
Romanticism emphasized feelings, Romanticism emphasized feelings,
emotion and imagination as sources of emotion and imagination as sources of knowledgeknowledge
Characteristics Characteristics of Romanticismof Romanticism
Emotion and feelingsEmotion and feelings IndividualismIndividualism Interest in the pastInterest in the past Attraction to the exoticAttraction to the exotic Love of poetryLove of poetry Worship of natureWorship of nature Distrust of scienceDistrust of science
English English Romantic Romantic LandscapesLandscapes
John Constable,John Constable, The Hay Wain, The Hay Wain, 18211821
Painter of pastoral English sceneryPainter of pastoral English scenery Oneness with nature sought by Romantic poetsOneness with nature sought by Romantic poets Man as a participant in the landscapeMan as a participant in the landscape Sense of monumentality, rhythm, color, movementSense of monumentality, rhythm, color, movement Composed as if accidentalComposed as if accidental Clouds filled with color and lightClouds filled with color and light Many colors in one: trees many shades of green, clouds, reflections, etc.Many colors in one: trees many shades of green, clouds, reflections, etc. Cottage camouflaged by treesCottage camouflaged by trees Legend about the occupant of the cottage: he was 80 and spent only Legend about the occupant of the cottage: he was 80 and spent only
four nights of his life elsewhere. He and the cottage are a part of the four nights of his life elsewhere. He and the cottage are a part of the natural landscapenatural landscape
Colors and light are flecked and vibrant and tend to obscure detailsColors and light are flecked and vibrant and tend to obscure details
John Constable, John Constable, The Hay The Hay WainWain
Joseph Mallord William Joseph Mallord William Turner, Turner, The Slave ShipThe Slave Ship
1833: slavery ended in Britain, but guilt of slave trade cannot be erased by 1833: slavery ended in Britain, but guilt of slave trade cannot be erased by an act of Parliamentan act of Parliament
Slave traders are the sharksSlave traders are the sharks In 1783 an epidemic broke out on a ship,In 1783 an epidemic broke out on a ship, The Zong The Zong Slaves thrown over board so that the owners could collect insurance Slaves thrown over board so that the owners could collect insurance
money. Slaves dying of disease were uninsurablemoney. Slaves dying of disease were uninsurable Shipwrecks a common theme in English painting, 5000 people a year died Shipwrecks a common theme in English painting, 5000 people a year died
at the sea at the sea Color reflective of emotional stateColor reflective of emotional state Horror of man’s inhumanity to man is stressedHorror of man’s inhumanity to man is stressed Fast sketchy brushworkFast sketchy brushwork Blood red sunset acts symbolicallyBlood red sunset acts symbolically Blurred formsBlurred forms
Joseph Mallord William Joseph Mallord William Turner, Turner, The Slave ShipThe Slave Ship
American American Romantic Romantic LandscapesLandscapes
Thomas Cole, Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, The Oxbow, 18361836
Founder of the Hudson River School of landscape paintingFounder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting Painted as reply to Captain Basil Hall’s book Painted as reply to Captain Basil Hall’s book Travels in North AmericaTravels in North America, ,
1829, in which he alleged that America was indifferent to its natural 1829, in which he alleged that America was indifferent to its natural blessingsblessings
Also alleged that American painters were incompetent and could not Also alleged that American painters were incompetent and could not capture American scenerycapture American scenery
To Cole, America possesses the sublime and the beautiful in its landscapeTo Cole, America possesses the sublime and the beautiful in its landscape Wildness of landscape on left compared to the domesticated landscape on Wildness of landscape on left compared to the domesticated landscape on
rightright Left: contorted trunk, receding storm, wild mountains, impenetrable forestLeft: contorted trunk, receding storm, wild mountains, impenetrable forest Right: cultivated, orderly, man taming nature, but remaining in harmony Right: cultivated, orderly, man taming nature, but remaining in harmony
with herwith her
Thomas Cole, Thomas Cole, The OxbowThe Oxbow
Frederick Church, Frederick Church, Twilight in the Twilight in the WildernessWilderness Cole’s only pupil and his successor Cole’s only pupil and his successor
Awe-inspiring view of the sun setting over a majestic Awe-inspiring view of the sun setting over a majestic landscapelandscape
No trace of humanityNo trace of humanity Idealistic and comforting viewIdealistic and comforting view Affirmation of the divine in natureAffirmation of the divine in nature Strong horizontals interrupted by verticals and Strong horizontals interrupted by verticals and
diagonalsdiagonals Color used as spectacleColor used as spectacle Great detail in leaves of trees and feathery cloudsGreat detail in leaves of trees and feathery clouds Is it a symbol of the oncoming Civil War?Is it a symbol of the oncoming Civil War?
Frederick Church, Frederick Church, Twilight in the Twilight in the WildernessWilderness