romanticism “feeling is all!” –goethe cross in the wilderness- frederick church
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Romanticism
Romanticism“Feeling is all!” –Goethe
Cross in the Wilderness- Frederick Church
RomanticismMovement 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.
GericaultPaintings had an epic sense of drama
Energetic handling of paint and rousing scenes of titanic struggle
The Raft of Medusa by Gericault (16' 1" x 23' 6“)
The Raft of Medusa by Gericault
TurnerBegan painting bucolic landscapes with a smooth, detailed technique.
Loved the dramatic subjects like fires and storms
Crossing the Brook- Turner
TurnerLater developed a more abstract style in an attempt to make color inspire feeling
Rain, Steam and Speed-the Great Western Railway by Turner
Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps by Turner
Thomas ColeFounder 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
The Oxbow by Thomas Cole
The Oxbow by Thomas Cole
Albert BierstadtKnown 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
Storm in the Mountains by Bierstadt
Landers Peak- Bierstadt