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Romanticism
Neoclassicism faded away and passion and emotion took over. The moving power of nature and nostalgia embraced art and in 1798 Friedrich von Schlegel gave this movement its name, Romanticism. -
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
Francisco Goya, Etching, 21.5 x 15.2 cm
Reactions to revolution and psychology led Goya to create and publish this work not for profit but at his own expense. https://www.theartstory.org/artist/goya-francisco/artworks/ -
Burial of Atala
After Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Triosen, 54.6 x 62.2 cm
This painting was inspired by poetry, a tale of the tragic death of a virgin. Dramatic death painted in dynamic light on a delicate young woman. It is considered to be a part of the transitional period between Neoclassicism and Romanticism. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/717/after-anne-louis-girodet-de-roucy-trioson-burial-of-atala-french-after-1808/ -
Woman before the Rising Sun (Woman before the Setting Sun)
Casper David Friedrich, 84.8 x 74.8 cm German
This painting has much in common with another of his works from 1818, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog. Both provide a perspective which brings the viewer into the work with the subject, to feel the encompassing mood of ponderance and a world of interpretation. -
The Raft of Medusa
Theodore Gericault
This work has the romance of the sea contaminated by true life defilement and death. This work was important to Gericault, he did much prep work and research in order to depict it as strongly as possible, this included the study of corpses to aid in his naturalistic depictions. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Gericault -
The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792
Francois Rude
The Battle of Velmy celebrated in limestone with fierce expression, deep lines, volume, projection, and expression. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/romanticism/romanticism-in-france/a/rude-la-marseillaise -
Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 91 x 121.8 cm
Although Turner painted many grand landscapes this work exemplifies his reaction to the times, especially the speed at which these times were changing. The perspective on this approaching train conveys its speed in a dramatic way. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-mallord-william-turner-rain-steam-and-speed-the-great-western-railwaymood. -
Gust of Wind
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Although outside of the standard parameters of the Romanticism time span Corot is one of the dominant and most recognized painters of the Romantic period and this work is an example of why. From the moody sky strewn with clouds, whipping tree branches, to the woman's skirt blown against her as she leans into the wind this piece is the power and drama of nature. http://www.jean-baptiste-camille-corot.org/Gust-Of-Wind-1866.html
