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The Artistic Expression of Liberalism

ROMANTICISM:. The Artistic Expression of Liberalism. More Romance than an episode of the Love Boat. The 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.

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The Artistic Expression of Liberalism

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  1. ROMANTICISM: The Artistic Expression of Liberalism More Romance than an episode of the Love Boat

  2. The 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.

  3. 1. Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!

  4. A 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.

  5. The 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.

  6. Characteristics of Romanticism The Engaged & Enraged Artist: • The artist apart from society. • The artist as social critic/revolutionary. • The artist as genius.

  7. Wandering Above the Sea of FogCaspar David Friedrich,1818

  8. Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794

  9. 2. The "Rugged" Individual

  10. Characteristics of Romanticism The Individual/ The Dreamer: • Individuals have unique, endless potential. • Self-realization comes through art • Artists are the true philosophers.

  11. The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835

  12. Luke Skywalker

  13. Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823

  14. 3. The Power & Fury of Nature

  15. Characteristics 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.

  16. An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg, 1803

  17. Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas Achenbach, 1853

  18. The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

  19. Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

  20. The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)Caspar David Friedrich, 1821

  21. Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805

  22. The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819

  23. The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin

  24. 4. Science Can Be Dangerous!

  25. Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795

  26. Dr. Frankenstein’s Adam & Eve

  27. 5. The "New" Technology Is Dehumanizing

  28. Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1844

  29. Rain, Steam, & Speed

  30. The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1842

  31. The Slave Ship

  32. 6. Romanticizing Country Life

  33. Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

  34. The Corn FieldJohn Constable,1826

  35. The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821

  36. 7. The Gothic: "Romanticizing" the Middle Ages

  37. Characteristics of Romanticism Revival of Past Styles: • Gothic & Romanesque revival. • “Neo-Gothic” architectural style. • Medieval ruins were a favorite theme for art and poetry.

  38. Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s GroundJohn Constable, 1825

  39. Salisbury Cathedral from the MeadowsJohn Constable, 1831

  40. Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829

  41. Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825

  42. Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811

  43. British Houses of Parliament1840-1865

  44. 8. The Exotic, the Occult, and the Macabre!

  45. Characteristics of Romanticism The Supernatural: • Ghosts, fairies, witches, demons. • The shadows of the mind—dreams & madness. • The romantics rejected materialism in pursuit of spiritual self-awareness. • They yearned for the unknown and the unknowable.

  46. Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-1819

  47. Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-1810

  48. Mad Woman With a Mania of Envy TheodoreGericault, 1822-1823

  49. Pity - William Blake, 1795

  50. The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the SunWilliam Blake, 1808-1810

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