Romanticism 1790 1850 Romanticism was a multilayered movement

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Romanticism 1790 -1850

Romanticism 1790 -1850

Romanticism was a multilayered movement that took many forms and affected most branches of

Romanticism was a multilayered movement that took many forms and affected most branches of the arts. It began in the late 18 th century.

Characteristics • use of creative imagination • Focus on nature • Importance of myths

Characteristics • use of creative imagination • Focus on nature • Importance of myths and symbolism • Focus on feelings • Freedom and spontaneity • Simple language • Personal experience democracy and liberty • Fascination with the past • Seeing the common man as a hero

• Search of the beauty and love • Importance of revolutions Theodore Gericault

• Search of the beauty and love • Importance of revolutions Theodore Gericault 1791 -1824 Gericault was born in france. he was educated in the English school sporting art and classic figure composition.

Gericault left his classroom and had chosen to study at Louvre instead. He was

Gericault left his classroom and had chosen to study at Louvre instead. He was also a horse rider. He was drawn to themes of violence , horror, and madness. He painted wounded soldiers and wild, untamed horses. After damage from horse riding injuries, and a tubercular disease , he had died in paris in 1824. He had only lived to be 32 years old but had a very exciting life, even as an artist.

The raft of the Medusa

The raft of the Medusa

This huge painting depicts the ship work of the Medusa in 1816, which became

This huge painting depicts the ship work of the Medusa in 1816, which became the focus of a major political scandal. The powerful brushstrokes and conflicting light and dark tones heighten the sense of his isolation and vulnerability, which for Gericault and many other Romantics constituted the essential human condition. Gericault went to extraordinary lengths to capture the full horror of the situation. He observed the dead and the dying in a local hospital, made studies in his room.

Charging Chasseur His first major work Revealed the influence of the style of Rubens

Charging Chasseur His first major work Revealed the influence of the style of Rubens and an interest in the depiction of Contemporary subject Matter. His charging Chasseur displays violent action, Dramatic color, and a bold Design that evoke powerful

The madwoman Effected with envy Towards the end of his Life, Garicault produced A

The madwoman Effected with envy Towards the end of his Life, Garicault produced A pioneering and Compelling series of Portraits of mental Patients. Each one Highlighted a specific Medical condition with clinical accuracy.

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