Title: Romanticism
1ROMANTICISM
The Artistic Expression of Liberalism
By Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua,
NY
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2The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850)
- A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics.
- Early support of the French Revolution.
- Rise of the individual ? alienation.
- Dehumanization of industrialization.
- Radical poetics / politics ? an obsessionwith
violent change.
31. Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!
4A Growing Distrust of Reason
Early19c
Enlightenment
Romanticism
Society is good, curbing violent impulses!
Civilization corrupts!
- The essence of human experience is subjective and
emotional. - Human knowledge is a puny thing compared to other
great historical forces. - Individual rights are dangerous efforts at
selfishness ? the community is more important.
5The Romantic Movement
- Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s.
- Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain
and Germany. - A reaction against classicism.
- The Romantic Hero
- Greatest example was Lord Byron
- Tremendously popular among the European reading
public. - Youth imitated his haughtiness and
rebelliousness.
6Characteristics of Romanticism
- The Engaged Enraged Artist
- The artist apart from society.
- The artist as social critic/revolutionary.
- The artist as genius.
7Wandering Above the Sea of FogCaspar David
Friedrich,1818
8Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794
92. The "Rugged" Individual
10Characteristics of Romanticism
- The Individual/ The Dreamer
- Individuals have unique, endless potential.
- Self-realization comes through art
- Artists are the true philosophers.
11The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835
12Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823
133. The Power Fury of Nature
14Characteristics of Romanticism
- 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.
15An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de
Loutherbourg, 1803
16Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily
Andreas Achenbach, 1853
17The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840
18Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822
19The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)Caspar
David Friedrich, 1821
20Shipwreck Joseph Turner, 1805
21The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819
22The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin
234. Science Can Be Dangerous!
24Isaac Newton William Blake, 1795
25Dr. Frankensteins Adam Eve??
265. The "New" Technology Is Dehumanizing
27Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William
Turner, 1844
28Rain, Steam, Speed(details)
29The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1842
30The Slave Ship(details)
316. Romanticizing Country Life
32Flatford Mill John Constable, 1817
33The Corn FieldJohn Constable,1826
34The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821
357. The Gothic "Romanticizing" the Middle Ages
36Characteristics of Romanticism
- Revival of Past Styles
- Gothic Romanesque revival.
- Neo-Gothic architectural style.
- Medieval ruins were a favorite theme for art and
poetry.
37Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishops GroundJohn
Constable, 1825
38Salisbury Cathedral from the MeadowsJohn
Constable, 1831
39Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829
40Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825
41Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David
Friedrich, 1811
42British Houses of Parliament1840-1865
438. The Exotic, the Occult, and the Macabre!
44Characteristics of Romanticism
- The Supernatural
- Ghosts, fairies, witches, demons.
- The shadows of the minddreams madness.
- The romantics rejected materialism in pursuit of
spiritual self-awareness. - They yearned for the unknown and the unknowable.
45Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David
Friedrich, 1817-1819
46Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich,
1809-1810
47Mad Woman With a Mania of Envy TheodoreGericaul
t, 1822-1823
48Pity - William Blake, 1795
49The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with
the SunWilliam Blake, 1808-1810
50Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836
51Nightmare (The Incubus)Henry Fuseli, 1781
52Manfred and the Witch of the AlpsJohn Martin -
1837
539. Nationalism
54Greece on the Ruins of MissolonghiEugène
Delacroix, 1827
55Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830
56Detail of theMusket BearerDelacoix, himself
57The Rise of the Cartheginian EmpireJoseph
Turner, 1815
58His Majestys Ship, Victory(Trafalgar) - John
Constable, 1806
59An Officer of the Imperial Horse GuardThéodore
Géricault, 1814
60Napoleonat theSt. BernardPass David,1803
61Pandemonium - John Martin, 1841
6210. Interest in Exotic Foreign Lands
63Characteristics of Romanticism
- Exoticism
- The sexy other.
- A sense of escape from reality.
- A psychological/moral justification of
imperialism?
64Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William
Turner, 1835
65Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824
66The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix,
1837-1838
67The Sultan of Morocco and His EntourageEugène
Delacroix, 1845
68Women of Algiers in Their ApartmentEugène
Delacroix, 1834
69The Turkish BathJean Auguste Ingres, 1852-1863
70The Royal Pavillion at BrightonJohn Nash,
1815-1823
7111. Return to Christian Mysteries
72God as the Architect - William Blake, 1794
73Elohim Creating AbrahamWilliam Blake, 1805
74Body of Abel Found by Adam and EveWilliam Blake,
1825
75Faust and MephistophelesEugène Delacroix,
1826-1827
76The Seventh Plague of EgyptJohn Martin, 1823
77The CathedralGaspar DavidFriedrich,1818
78The Cathedral(details)Gaspar
DavidFriedrich,1818
79The Great Age of the Novel
- Gothic Novel Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
(1847) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
(1847) - Historical Novel Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott
(1819) Les Miserables - Victor Hugo (1862)
The Three Musketeers Alexander Dumas
(1844)
80The Great Age of the Novel
- Science Fiction Novel Frankenstein - Mary
Shelley (1817) Dracula Bramm Stoker (1897) - Novel of Purpose Hugh Trevar - Thomas Holcroft
(1794)
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82Other Romantic Writers
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - Grimms Fairy
Tales (1814-1816)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust
(1806-1832)
83The Romantic Poets
- Percy Byssche Shelley
- Lord Byron (George Gordon)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- William Wordsworth
- John Keats
- William Blake
84George Gordons(Lord Byron)Poem ThePrisonerof
Chillon
85MaryShelley Frankenstein
86SirWalterScott Ivanhoe
87WilliamWordsworthsPoem, TinternAbbey
88SamuelTaylorColeridgesPoem, The Rimeof
theAncientMariner
89Romanticism The Great Paradox
90The Political Implications
- Romanticism could reinforce the greatest themes
of political liberalism or political
conservatism. - Contributed to growing nationalist movements.
- The concepts of the Volk and the Volkgeist.
- The uniqueness of cultures was emphasized.
91Bibliographic Sources
- CGFA A Virtual Art Museum.
http//cgfa.sunsite.dk/fineart.htm - Romanticism on Artchive.
http//artchive.com/artchive/romanticism.html
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