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The Artistic Expression of Liberalism

ROMANTICISM:. The Artistic Expression of Liberalism. By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. 1. Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!. A Growing Distrust of Reason. Early 19c. Enlightenment. Romanticism. Society is good, curbing violent impulses!. Civilization corrupts!.

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The Artistic Expression of Liberalism

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  1. ROMANTICISM: The Artistic Expression of Liberalism By: Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. 1. Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 3. The Power & Fury of Nature

  6. 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.

  7. The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

  8. Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

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

  10. Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805

  11. The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819

  12. The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin

  13. 4. Science Can Be Dangerous!

  14. Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795

  15. Dr. Frankenstein’s Adam & Eve??

  16. 6. Romanticizing Country Life

  17. Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

  18. The Corn FieldJohn Constable,1826

  19. The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821

  20. Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825

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

  22. 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.

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

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

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

  26. Pity - William Blake, 1795

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