Landscape Art and Romantic Nationalism in Germany and America
Romantic Art
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By: Sue Pojer
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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.
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Characteristics of Romanticism
The Engaged & Enraged Artist: The artist apart from society.
The artist as social critic/revolutionary.
The artist as genius.
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Wandering Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich,
1818
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Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794
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Characteristics of Romanticism
The Individual/ The Dreamer: Individuals have unique, endless
potential. Self-realization comes through art
Artists are the true philosophers.
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The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835
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Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823
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Characteristics of RomanticismGlorification 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.
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An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg,
1803
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Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas
Achenbach, 1853
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The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840
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Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822
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The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)
Caspar David Friedrich, 1821
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Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805
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The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819
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The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin
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Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1844
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Rain, Steam,
& Speed
(details)
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The Slave ShipJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1842
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The Slave Ship
(details)
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Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817
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The Corn Field
John Constable,
1826
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The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821
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Characteristics of Romanticism
Revival of Past Styles: Gothic & Romanesque revival. “Neo-Gothic” architectural style. Medieval ruins were a favorite
theme for art and poetry.
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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground
John Constable, 1825
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Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
John Constable, 1831
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Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829
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Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825
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Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811
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British Houses of Parliament1840-1865
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Characteristics of RomanticismThe 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.
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Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-
1819
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Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-
1810
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Pity - William Blake, 1795
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The Great Red
Dragon and the Woman
Clothed with the Sun
William Blake,
1808-1810
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Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836
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Manfred and the Witch of the Alps
John Martin - 1837
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Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Eugène Delacroix,
1827
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Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830
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Detail of theMusket Bearer
Delacoix, himself
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The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire
Joseph Turner, 1815
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His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806
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An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guard
Théodore Géricault, 1814
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Napoleonat the
St. BernardPass
David,1803
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Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824
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Characteristics of Romanticism
Exoticism: The sexy “other.” A sense of escape from reality. A psychological/moral
justification of imperialism?
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Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner,
1835
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The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix, 1837-1838
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The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage
Eugène Delacroix, 1845
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Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Eugène Delacroix, 1834
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The Bullfight - Francisco Goya
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Charge of the Mamelukes, May 2nd, 1808
Francisco Goya, 1814
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The Royal Pavillion at BrightonJohn Nash, 1815-1823
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God as the Architect - William Blake, 1794
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Elohim Creating AbrahamWilliam Blake, 1805
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Faust and MephistophelesEugène Delacroix, 1826-1827
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The Seventh Plague of EgyptJohn Martin, 1823
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The Cathedral
Gaspar DavidFriedrich,
1818
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The Cathedral(details)
Gaspar DavidFriedrich,
1818
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Bibliographic Sources
CGFA: A Virtual Art Museum. http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/fineart.htm
“Romanticism” on Artchive. http://artchive.com/artchive/romanticism.html