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Romanticism

Romanticism. Romanticism. “Feeling is all!” –Goethe. Cross in the Wilderness- Frederick Church. Romanticism. Movement focused on medival romances, gothic horror stories, and gothic revival architecture

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Romanticism

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  1. Romanticism

  2. Romanticism • “Feeling is all!” –Goethe Cross in the Wilderness- Frederick Church

  3. Romanticism • Movement focused on medival romances, gothic horror stories, and gothic revival architecture • Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein during this time, armor and arms were in fashion decorating wise.

  4. Gericault • Paintings had an epic sense of drama • Energetic handling of paint and rousing scenes of titanic struggle

  5. The Raft of Medusa by Gericault (16' 1" x 23' 6“)

  6. The Raft of Medusa by Gericault

  7. Turner • Began painting bucolic landscapes with a smooth, detailed technique. • Loved the dramatic subjects like fires and storms

  8. Crossing the Brook- Turner

  9. Turner • Later developed a more abstract style in an attempt to make color inspire feeling

  10. Rain, Steam and Speed-the Great Western Railway by Turner

  11. Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps by Turner

  12. Thomas Cole • Founder of the Hudson River School of Romantic Landscapes • His work was a combination of the real and ideal. • Presents Foreground in minute detail and blurs distant vista to suggest the infinite American landscape

  13. The Oxbow by Thomas Cole

  14. The Oxbow by Thomas Cole

  15. Albert Bierstadt • Known for his sweeping view of thrilling natural wonders. • Most of his work has a highly detailed foreground and often a mountain in the background. • His paintings were like an advertisement for westward expansion

  16. Storm in the Mountains by Bierstadt

  17. Landers Peak- Bierstadt

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