romanticism it is an international artistic and philosophical movement. difficult to define...
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RomanticismRomanticismit is an international artistic and philosophical movement.
Difficult to define because it deals with general attitudes rather than specific stylistic features.
Stressed personal feelings and emotion over “truth”
Subjective rather than objective
Focus on hopes and, especially, fears
it is an international artistic and philosophical movement.
Difficult to define because it deals with general attitudes rather than specific stylistic features.
Stressed personal feelings and emotion over “truth”
Subjective rather than objective
Focus on hopes and, especially, fears
Goya: The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
Characteristics of Romanticism
Characteristics of Romanticism
1.The Engaged & Enraged Artist The artist apart from society.
The artist as social critic/revolutionary.
The artist as genius.
1.The Engaged & Enraged Artist The artist apart from society.
The artist as social critic/revolutionary.
The artist as genius.
Characteristics of Romanticism
Characteristics of Romanticism
2.Glorification of Nature: Peaceful, restorative
qualities [an escape from industrialization and the dehumanization it creates].
Awesome, powerful, horrifying aspects of nature.
Indifferent to the fate of humans.
Overwhelming power of nature.
2.Glorification of Nature: Peaceful, restorative
qualities [an escape from industrialization and the dehumanization it creates].
Awesome, powerful, horrifying aspects of nature.
Indifferent to the fate of humans.
Overwhelming power of nature.
Characteristics of Romanticism
Characteristics of Romanticism
3.The Supernatural: Ghosts, fairies, witches,
demons.
The shadows of the mind—dreams & madness.
A reaction to rationalism: an escape from reason!
3.The Supernatural: Ghosts, fairies, witches,
demons.
The shadows of the mind—dreams & madness.
A reaction to rationalism: an escape from reason!
Characteristics of Romanticism
Characteristics of Romanticism
4.Exoticism: The sexy “other.”
A sense of escape from reality.
A psychological/moral justification of imperialism?
5.Revival of Past Styles: Gothic & Romanesque
revival.
4.Exoticism: The sexy “other.”
A sense of escape from reality.
A psychological/moral justification of imperialism?
5.Revival of Past Styles: Gothic & Romanesque
revival.
TheEnlightenment
TheEnlightenment
Society is good, curbing violent impulses!
Society is good, curbing violent impulses!
Civilization corrupts;institutions have rippling effects!
Civilization corrupts;institutions have rippling effects!
Romanticism
Romanticism
Early19c
Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794
Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794
Wandering Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich,
1818
Wandering Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich,
1818
The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835
The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835
Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823
Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823
An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg,
1803
An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg,
1803
Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas
Achenbach, 1853
Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas
Achenbach, 1853
The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840
The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840
Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822
Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822
The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)
Caspar David Friedrich, 1821
The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)
Caspar David Friedrich, 1821
Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805
Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805
The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819
The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin
The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin
Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795
Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795
Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1844
Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1844
Rain, Steam,
& Speed
(details)
Rain, Steam,
& Speed
(details)
The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1842
The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1842
The Slave Ship
(details)
The Slave Ship
(details)
Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon
Gaspar David Friedrich, 1825
Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon
Gaspar David Friedrich, 1825
Moonrise by the SeaGaspar David Friedrich, 1821
Moonrise by the SeaGaspar David Friedrich, 1821
Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817
Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817
The Corn Field
John Constable,
1826
The Corn Field
John Constable,
1826
The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821
The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground
John Constable, 1825
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground
John Constable, 1825
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
John Constable, 1831
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
John Constable, 1831
Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829
Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829
Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825
Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825
Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811
Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811
British Houses of Parliament1840-1865
British Houses of Parliament1840-1865
Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-
1819
Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-
1819
Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-
1810
Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-
1810
Mad Woman With a Mania of Envy
TheodoreGericault, 1822-1823
Mad Woman With a Mania of Envy
TheodoreGericault, 1822-1823
Pity - William Blake, 1795Pity - William Blake, 1795
The Great Red
Dragon and the Woman
Clothed with the Sun
William Blake,
1808-1810
The Great Red
Dragon and the Woman
Clothed with the Sun
William Blake,
1808-1810
Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836
Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836
Nightmare (The Incubus)Henry Fuseli, 1781
Nightmare (The Incubus)Henry Fuseli, 1781
Manfred and the Witch of the Alps
John Martin - 1837
Manfred and the Witch of the Alps
John Martin - 1837
Witches Sabbath
Francisco Goya,1798
Witches Sabbath
Francisco Goya,1798
Procession of Flagellants on Good Friday
Francisco Goya, 1793
Procession of Flagellants on Good Friday
Francisco Goya, 1793
Saturn DevoursHis Son
Francisco Goya,
1819-1823
Saturn DevoursHis Son
Francisco Goya,
1819-1823
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Eugène Delacroix,
1827
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Eugène Delacroix,
1827
The Burning of Parliament (1)Joseph Turner, 1834-1835
The Burning of Parliament (1)Joseph Turner, 1834-1835
Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830
Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830
Detail of theMusket Bearer
Delacoix, himself
Detail of theMusket Bearer
Delacoix, himself
The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire
Joseph Turner, 1815
The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire
Joseph Turner, 1815
His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”
(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806
An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guard
Théodore Géricault, 1814
An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guard
Théodore Géricault, 1814
Napoleonat the
St. BernardPass
David,1803
Napoleonat the
St. BernardPass
David,1803
The Shooting of May 3, 1808Francisco Goya, 1815
The Shooting of May 3, 1808Francisco Goya, 1815
Pandemonium - John Martin, 1841
Pandemonium - John Martin, 1841
Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1835
Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1835
Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824
Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824
The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix, 1837-1838The Fanatics of Tangiers
Eugène Delacroix, 1837-1838
The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage
Eugène Delacroix, 1845
The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage
Eugène Delacroix, 1845
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Eugène Delacroix, 1834
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Eugène Delacroix, 1834
The Turkish BathJean Auguste Ingres, 1852-1863
The Turkish BathJean Auguste Ingres, 1852-1863
The Bullfight - Francisco GoyaThe Bullfight - Francisco Goya
Charge of the Mamelukes, May 2nd, 1808
Francisco Goya, 1814
Charge of the Mamelukes, May 2nd, 1808
Francisco Goya, 1814
The Royal Pavillion at BrightonJohn Nash, 1815-1823
The Royal Pavillion at BrightonJohn Nash, 1815-1823
God as the Architect - William Blake, 1794
God as the Architect - William Blake, 1794
Elohim Creating AbrahamWilliam Blake, 1805
Elohim Creating AbrahamWilliam Blake, 1805
Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve
William Blake, 1825
Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve
William Blake, 1825
Faust and MephistophelesEugène Delacroix, 1826-1827Faust and MephistophelesEugène Delacroix, 1826-1827
The Seventh Plague of EgyptJohn Martin, 1823
The Seventh Plague of EgyptJohn Martin, 1823
The Cathedral
Gaspar DavidFriedrich,
1818
The Cathedral
Gaspar DavidFriedrich,
1818
The Cathedral(details)
Gaspar DavidFriedrich,
1818
The Cathedral(details)
Gaspar DavidFriedrich,
1818
The Great Age of the Novel
The Great Age of the Novel Gothic Novel:
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Historical Novel: Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott Les Miserables - Victor Hugo The Three Musketeers – Alexander Dumas
Gothic Novel: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Historical Novel: Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott Les Miserables - Victor Hugo The Three Musketeers – Alexander Dumas
The Great Age of the Novel
The Great Age of the Novel
Science Fiction Novel: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Dracula – Bramm Stoker
Novel of Purpose: The Road to Ruin - Thomas Holcroft
Science Fiction Novel: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Dracula – Bramm Stoker
Novel of Purpose: The Road to Ruin - Thomas Holcroft
Other Romantic Writers
Other Romantic Writers
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust
The Romantic PoetsThe Romantic Poets Percy Byssche Shelley
Lord Byron (George Gordon)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Wordsworth
John Keats
William Blake
Percy Byssche Shelley
Lord Byron (George Gordon)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Wordsworth
John Keats
William Blake
George Gordon’s
(Lord Byron)Poem
ThePrisonerof Chillon
George Gordon’s
(Lord Byron)Poem
ThePrisonerof Chillon
MaryShelley
Frankenstein
MaryShelley
Frankenstein
SirWalterScott
Ivanhoe
SirWalterScott
Ivanhoe
WilliamWordsworth’
sPoem,
TinternAbbey
WilliamWordsworth’
sPoem,
TinternAbbey
SamuelTaylor
Coleridge’sPoem,
The Rimeof the
AncientMariner
SamuelTaylor
Coleridge’sPoem,
The Rimeof the
AncientMariner