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By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

ROMANTICISM:. By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY . The Spirit of the Age (1780-1850). A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. Early support of the French Revolution. Rise of the individual  alienation. Dehumanization of industrialization.

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By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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  1. ROMANTICISM: By: Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. The Spirit of the Age (1780-1850) • 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. The Romantic Movement • Began in the 1780s and peaked in the 1830s. • Grew simultaneously in Germany, England, & France • 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.

  4. The 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. (German. People and their culture, spirit, history etc.) • The uniqueness of cultures was emphasized.

  5. A Growing Distrust of Reason Early19c Enlightenment Romanticism Society is good, curbing violent impulses! Reason dominates. Civilization corrupts! Rousseau • The essence of human experience is subjective and emotional. It cannot be broken into geometrical and mathematical models. • Human knowledge is a puny thing compared to other great historical forces. • “Individual rights” are dangerous efforts at selfishness  the community is more important.

  6. 1. Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!

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

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

  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 Caspar David Friedrich, 1835

  12. Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823

  13. 3. The Power & Fury of Nature

  14. 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.

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

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

  17. The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

  18. Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

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

  20. Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805

  21. The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819 “Neither poetry nor painting can ever do justice to the horror and anguish of the men on the raft.” -Theodore Gericault

  22. 4. Science Can Be Dangerous!

  23. Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795

  24. Dr. Frankenstein’s Adam & Eve??

  25. 5. The "New" Technology Is Dehumanizing

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

  27. Rain, Steam, & Speed(details)

  28. The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1842

  29. The Slave Ship(details)

  30. 6. Romanticizing Country Life

  31. Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

  32. The Corn FieldJohn Constable,1826

  33. The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821 “I should pain my own places best-painting is but another word for feeling” -John Constable

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

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

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

  37. Salisbury Cathedral from the MeadowsJohn Constable, 1831

  38. Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829

  39. Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825

  40. Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811

  41. British Houses of Parliament1840-1865

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

  43. 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.

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

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

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

  47. Pity - William Blake, 1795

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

  49. Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836

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