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1800s-1810s
Group 4
Romanticism, 1800s-1810s
Romanticism was a movement in which the artists of
Neoclassical period sought to break new ground in the expression of
emotion, both subtle and stormy. It embraced a number of distinctive
themes, such as a longing for history, supernatural elements, social
injustices, and nature.
Landscape painting also became more popular due to the
peoples’ romantic adoration of nature.
Romanticism was a reaction to the classical, contemplative
nature of Neoclassical pieces.
Characteristics::
Characteristics

-- shows
shows the
the height
height of
of action
action
-- emotional
emotional extremes
extremes
-- celebrated
celebrated nature
nature as
as out
out ofof control
control
-- dramatic
dramatic compositions
compositions
-- heightened
heightened sensation
sensation (life
(life and
and death
death
moments)
moments)
Romantic Painting (Portraits/Figures)
Romantic Painting (Portraits/Figures)

The paintings of the Romantic period gave

The paintings of the Romantic period gave
more emphasis on emotion.
more emphasis on emotion.
Artists expressed as much feeling and
Artists expressed as much feeling and
passion as it could be on a canvas.
passion as it could be on a canvas.
Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
(1791-1824) France
Géricault
Géricault was the first
was the first
French master and
French master and the
the
leader
leader ofof the French
the French
realistic school. His
realistic school. His
masterpieces
masterpieces werewere
energetic, powerful,
energetic, powerful,
brilliantly
brilliantly colored, and
colored, and
tightly
tightly composed
composed
The Raft Of The Medusa
The Raft Of The Medusa
The Raft of the
The Raftportrays
Medusa of the
Medusa portrays
the victims of a
the victims of a
contemporary
contemporary
shipwreck. The
shipwreck. The raft
people on this
people on this raft
were French
were French
emigrants en route
emigrants
to West en route
to West
Africa.
Africa.
Charging
Charging Chasseur
Chasseur
His
Hisfirst
firstmajor
majorwork
work
revealed
revealedthethe
influence of the style
influence of the style
ofofRubens
Rubensand
and
an
aninterest
interestininthe
the
depiction of
depiction of
contemporary
contemporary
subject
subjectmatter.
matter.
 Insane Woman
Insane Woman
One ofof several
One several
portraits Gericault
portraits Gericault
madeofofthe
made the
mentallydisabled
mentally disabled
thathas
that has
aapeculiar
peculiarhypnotic
hypnotic
power
power
 Eugène Delacroix
Eugène Delacroix
(1798-1863) France
(1798-1863) France
Delacroix was
Delacroix was considered
considered the
the
greatest French
greatest French Romantic
Romantic
painter ofof all.
painter all.He
Heachieved
achieved
brilliantvisual
brilliant visualeffects
effectsusing
usingsmall,
small,
adjacent strokes
adjacent strokes ofofcontrasting
contrasting
color.
color.
He was
He was the
the most
most influential
influential toto
most ofof Romantic
most Romantic painters
painters and
and
eventually, his
eventually, histechnique
technique was
was
adopted
adopted
and extended
and extended byby the
the
Impressionistartists.
Impressionist artists.
Liberty
LibertyLeading
LeadingThe
ThePeople
People
This
Thispainting
painting
commemorates
commemoratesthethe
July Revolution
July Revolutionof of
1830,
1830,which
which toppled
toppled
King
KingCharles
CharlesX Xof of
France.
France.A Awoman woman
holding
holdingthetheflagflagof of
thethe
French
French Revolution
Revolution
personifies
personifies Liberty
Libertyandand
leads
leadsthethe
people
people
forward
forward over
overthethe
bodies
bodies
of of
thethefallen
fallen
,. ,.
 FranciscoGoya
Francisco Goya
(1746-1828)Spain
(1746-1828) Spain
Francisco
Francisco Goya
Goya waswasaa
commissioned
commissioned
Romantic
Romantic painter
painter byby
thethe King
King of of Spain.
Spain. HeHe
waswas also
also a printmaker
a printmaker
regarded
regarded both
both asasthethe
lastlast
of of
thethe “Old
“Old
Masters”
Masters” andandthethe first
first
of of
thethe “Moderns”.
“Moderns”.
The
TheThird
ThirdOf
OfMay
May
TheThe
Third of of
Third MayMay
is is
Goya’s
Goya’smasterpiece
masterpiece
that
thatsought
soughtto to
commemorate
commemorate
Spanish
Spanish resistance
resistance to to
Napoleon's
Napoleon's armies
armies
during
duringthethe
occupation
occupation
of of
1808
1808in the
in the
Peninsular
Peninsular WarWar
. .
Saturn
Saturn Devouring
Devouring His
His Son
Son
This
This artwork
artwork depicts
depicts
the
the Greek
Greekmyth
myth ofof the
the
Titan
Titan Cronus
Cronus (Saturn),
(Saturn),
who
who fears
fears that
that hehe
would
would bebe
overthrown
overthrownbybyone oneofofhis
his
children,
children, sosohehe ate
ate
each
each one
one upon
upon their
their
birth
birth
 The
The Burial
Burial Of
Of Sardine
Sardine
The
The "Burial
"Burial of
of the
the Sardine"
Sardine"
was
was aa Spanish
Spanish ceremony
ceremony
celebrated
celebrated on
on Ash
Ash
Wednesday
Wednesday andand was
was aa
symbolical
symbolical
burial
burial of
of the
the past
past to
to allow
allow
society
society to be reborn,
to be reborn,
transformed with new
transformed with new
vigor.
vigor.
Romantic
Romantic Painting
Painting (Landscape Painting))
(Landscape Painting
Landscape
Landscape painting
painting depicts
depicts the
the physical
physical world
world that
that surrounds
surrounds us usand
andincludes
includes
features
features such
such as
as mountains,
mountains, valleys,
valleys, vegetation,
vegetation, andand bodies
bodies ofofwater.
water.The
Thesky
sky
isisanother
anotherimportant
importantelement
elementshaping
shapingthe
themood
moodofoflandscape
landscapepaintings.
paintings. Landscape
Landscape
art
art ranges
ranges from
from highly
highly detailed
detailed and
and realistic
realistic totoimpressionistic,
impressionistic,romantic
romanticand
and
idealized.
idealized.

Famous
Famous Landscape
Landscape Artists
Artists During
During The
The Romantic
Romantic
Period:
Period:
1.1. Théodore
ThéodoreRousseau
Rousseau
2.2. Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Jean-Baptiste-CamilleCorot
Corot
The Church Of Marissel,
Near Beauvais
(J. Corot)
Le Repos
Le Repos Sous
Sous Les
Les
Saules
Saules
(J. Corot
(J. Corot))
Der
Der Kleine
Kleine Fischer
Fischer
T.
T. Rousseau
Rousseau
Landscape
Landscape With
With Plowman
Plowman
(T.
(T. Rousseau)
Rousseau)
Romantic Sculpture
Romantic Sculpture
Romantic sculpture can be divided into works that concern
Romantic
about sculpture can be divided into works that concern
about
the human world and those that concern the natural world.
the leading
The human world and those that concern the natural world.
The leading
sculptors of each type were Rude and Barye, respectively.
sculptors of each type were Rude and Barye, respectively.
 François
François Rude
Rude
(1784-1855) France
(1784-1855) France
François Rude was best known
François Rude was best known
for his
for his
social art which aimed to
social art which aimed to
inspire and capture the interest
inspire and capture the interest
of a broad public. He rejected
of a broad public. He rejected
the classical repose of the late
the classical repose of the late
18th- and early 19th-century
18th- and early 19th-century
French sculpture in favour of a
French sculpture in favour of a
dynamic, emotional style and
dynamic, emotional style and
created many monuments that
created many monuments that
stirred the public for
stirred the public for
generations.
generations.
Departure Of
Departure Of The
The Volunteers
Volunteers
Jeanne D’arc
Jeanne D’arc
Antoine-louis
Antoine-louis Barye
Barye
(1796-1875) France
(1796-1875) France
He was the most
He was the most
famous animal
famous animal
sculptor of all time.
sculptor of all time.
He studied the
He studied the
anatomy
anatomy
of his subjects by
of his subjects by
sketching residents
sketching residents
of
of
the Paris zoo.
the Paris zoo.
Hercules Sitting On A Bull
Hercules Sitting On A Bull
Theseus
Theseus Slaying
Slaying The
The Minotaur
Minotaur
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