passion not romance

The Romanticism Era

WHAT IS ROMANTICISIM

Romanticism emerged from a desire for freedom- not only political freedom , but also freedom of thought, of feeling, of action, of worship, of speech, and of taste, and as well as all the other freedom.

In the early 19th century, romantic artists increasing incorporated dramatic action all the while extending their exploration of the exotic, fictional, and/or fantastic

In the France Theodora Gericault and Eugene Delacroix were artist most loosely associated with the Romantic Movement

Interest in the MEDIEVAL period and SUBLIME

What Is MEDIEVAL
18th century
Middle ages “dark age”
Barbarism
Superstition
Dark mystery
And miracle

Edmund Burke 1729-1797
Quote “Feeling of awe mixed with terror”

Publication (17570- “A philosophical enquiry into origin of the ideal of sublime and beautiful”

Observed – “That most intense human emotions are evoked by pain or fear and that when these emotions are distanced, they can be thrilling. “

Sublime – example of sublime is etching
High involved in the study of sublime








The ideal contributed to the rise of romanticism

Voltaire
Jean- Jacques Rousseau’s

Quote by Rousseau’s
“Man is born free, but is every where in chain”

This declaration appeared in the opening line of his SOCIAL CONTRACT

Believe Immigration

Those who affiliated themselves with romanticism: believed that the path to freedom was through to imagination rather than reason and functionaries through feeling rather than thinking.

The Romantic IMAGINATION

“ stretched its perception of the middle ages into all the worlds fantasy open to it, including the ghoulish, the infernal, the terrible, the nightmarish, the grotesque, the sadistic, and all the imagery that comes from the chamber of horrors when reason asleep”

Neoclassicism to Romanticism emphasis

Reason – feeling
Calculation – intuition
Objective: nature – subjective: emotion
Neoclassicism could be effectively integrated with romanticism


GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)

work in series
prints of imaginary dungeons
example of image : architectural masses
His ideal was to create darkened subsequent editions to make them more sinister.
The concept of nightmare is specifically addressed in “The NIGHTMARE”.
By: Henry Fuseli




William Blake (1757-1827)
English Poet
Painter
Classical reference
Admired ancient Greek art down to art in the middle ages
Inspiration – dreams, Poem, and Painting
Dramatic action, emotions, and color


SPANIARD FRANCISO JOE DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES
(1746- 1828)

As Goya commitment to the creative process and romantic spirit: He unleashed the imagination, emotion, and even the nightmarish.

the emotion of Goya produced during his long career stands as testimony not only to the allure of romantic vision, but also turmoil in Spain and to the conflicted in Goya own life

The MASSACRE OF THE 3RD OF MAY
· The Spanish people finally recognizing the French as invaders
· Violent clash
· This tragic event is the subject of Goya most famous painting
· Anonymous murderous well of napoleon’s solders
· Elements in the painting – dark and light
Subsequently shot

SATURN DEVOURING ONE OF HIS CHILDREN
· over time, Goya became increasingly disillusioned and pessimistic
· Declining heath contribute to his state of mind
· Series of black paintings
· Painted these frescoes on the wall of his farmhouse in QUINTA DE SORDO
· “Gericault departed fro the straight forward organization of neoclassical compassions and instead presented a jumble of writing bodies the survivor and several coppices are piled onto one another in every attitude of suffering despair and death”.
· He also took this opportunity A insert a common on the practice of slavery
· Member abolitionist group sought way to end slave trade
· Jean Charles is the African American man in the picture



Theodore Gericault

The Raft of the medusa – actual historical event the artist abandoned the idealism of neoclassicisms and instead invoked the theatricality of romantic

The painting subject is a shipwreck that took place in 1818 at the African coast

Interest in the heroic and the epic and as well triad in the classical drawing, he created at the rigidity of neoclassical style, drama, visual complexity, emotional force, and large scale painting



DELOCROIX
IS CONSISTENTY INVOKED IN THE DISSUSSIONS OF ROMANTICISM

-the history of 19th century painting in its first 60yrs often has been interpreted as a contrast between two major artist


· Ingres the draft man
· Delacroix, Eugene the colorist
Their work stands as: a visual expression of neoclassical and romantic elements.





The Romanticism Era

WHAT IS ROMANTICISIM

Romanticism emerged from a desire for freedom- not only political freedom , but also freedom of thought, of feeling, of action, of worship, of speech, and of taste, and as well as all the other freedom.

In the early 19th century, romantic artists increasing incorporated dramatic action all the while extending their exploration of the exotic, fictional, and/or fantastic

In the France Theodora Gericault and Eugene Delacroix were artist most loosely associated with the Romantic Movement

Interest in the MEDIEVAL period and SUBLIME

What Is MEDIEVAL
18th century
Middle ages “dark age”
Barbarism
Superstition
Dark mystery
And miracle

Edmund Burke 1729-1797
Quote “Feeling of awe mixed with terror”

Publication (17570- “A philosophical enquiry into origin of the ideal of sublime and beautiful”

Observed – “That most intense human emotions are evoked by pain or fear and that when these emotions are distanced, they can be thrilling. “

Sublime – example of sublime is etching
High involved in the study of sublime








The ideal contributed to the rise of romanticism

Voltaire
Jean- Jacques Rousseau’s

Quote by Rousseau’s
“Man is born free, but is every where in chain”

This declaration appeared in the opening line of his SOCIAL CONTRACT

Believe Immigration

Those who affiliated themselves with romanticism: believed that the path to freedom was through to imagination rather than reason and functionaries through feeling rather than thinking.

The Romantic IMAGINATION

“ stretched its perception of the middle ages into all the worlds fantasy open to it, including the ghoulish, the infernal, the terrible, the nightmarish, the grotesque, the sadistic, and all the imagery that comes from the chamber of horrors when reason asleep”

Neoclassicism to Romanticism emphasis

Reason – feeling
Calculation – intuition
Objective: nature – subjective: emotion
Neoclassicism could be effectively integrated with romanticism


GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)

work in series
prints of imaginary dungeons
example of image : architectural masses
His ideal was to create darkened subsequent editions to make them more sinister.
The concept of nightmare is specifically addressed in “The NIGHTMARE”.
By: Henry Fuseli




William Blake (1757-1827)
English Poet
Painter
Classical reference
Admired ancient Greek art down to art in the middle ages
Inspiration – dreams, Poem, and Painting
Dramatic action, emotions, and color


SPANIARD FRANCISO JOE DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES
(1746- 1828)

As Goya commitment to the creative process and romantic spirit: He unleashed the imagination, emotion, and even the nightmarish.

the emotion of Goya produced during his long career stands as testimony not only to the allure of romantic vision, but also turmoil in Spain and to the conflicted in Goya own life

The MASSACRE OF THE 3RD OF MAY
· The Spanish people finally recognizing the French as invaders
· Violent clash
· This tragic event is the subject of Goya most famous painting
· Anonymous murderous well of napoleon’s solders
· Elements in the painting – dark and light
Subsequently shot

SATURN DEVOURING ONE OF HIS CHILDREN
· over time, Goya became increasingly disillusioned and pessimistic
· Declining heath contribute to his state of mind
· Series of black paintings
· Painted these frescoes on the wall of his farmhouse in QUINTA DE SORDO
· “Gericault departed fro the straight forward organization of neoclassical compassions and instead presented a jumble of writing bodies the survivor and several coppices are piled onto one another in every attitude of suffering despair and death”.
· He also took this opportunity A insert a common on the practice of slavery
· Member abolitionist group sought way to end slave trade
· Jean Charles is the African American man in the picture



Theodore Gericault

The Raft of the medusa – actual historical event the artist abandoned the idealism of neoclassicisms and instead invoked the theatricality of romantic

The painting subject is a shipwreck that took place in 1818 at the African coast

Interest in the heroic and the epic and as well triad in the classical drawing, he created at the rigidity of neoclassical style, drama, visual complexity, emotional force, and large scale painting



DELOCROIX
IS CONSISTENTY INVOKED IN THE DISSUSSIONS OF ROMANTICISM

-the history of 19th century painting in its first 60yrs often has been interpreted as a contrast between two major artist


· Ingres the draft man
· Delacroix, Eugene the colorist
Their work stands as: a visual expression of neoclassical and romantic elements.