TABLE OF CONTENTS:

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PG: 2-4 ROMANTICISM

PG: 5-8 REALISM

PG: 9-12 IMPRESSIONSM

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PG: 16 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Romanticism

The art period of Romanticism was an interesting one indeed, a complete

change from the previous period in art history. Romanticism was

completely different from Neo-Classicism and it differed in values as well

as emotions. Romanticism was an art period that valued human emotion,

freedom and intuition. It was an era that tried to revive the Medieval arts,

It was an attempt to bring back the theme and values. Romanticism was a

period of imagination, they artists wanted to create fiction, myth and fantasy

as well as a supernatural side too it as well. During this period of art, there

where many Romantic literary writers. Edgar Allan Poe, was one of those

famous poets that really wrote about the imagination, fiction and the

fantasy of Romanticism. The Bard was a painting created by the artist

Thomas Jones and was completed in 1774. It was a painting that used oil

On canvas and is now located at the National Museum of Wales.

Throughout this analysis, 8 terms will be used to give a deeper

understanding and meaning of the painting by Thomas Jones.

1 These resources were taken by Wikipedia and in class notes at Lasalle

College, written and expressed in my own way and form.

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8 TERMS:

Composition: In this painting, the viewer can see many things going on in

and around this exciting work of art. Composition is made up of shapes and

sizes which every painter incorporates in their work of art. As the viewer

can see, there is a lot of composition to be seen. When looking at this

painting, many will experience different views in general this painting is

very unique in its own way. As the viewer can see, the mountains in the

back look like oval circles and the trees and stones look like cylinders and

rectangles. By adding shapes it gives an excellent value of composition

Movement: For many painters, the movement is one of the most important

aspects in a painting. It gives it life as well as emotion and value. In the

painting, as the viewer can see there is quite a bit of movement in every

corner of the painting. As the viewer looks up you can see the clouds

moving in a rather fast pace. The women and the trees are also moving at

a fast pace, as the viewer can see by adding the wind factor, the movement

is that more noticeable.

Balance: In the painting, the balance is quite noticeable. It seems to have a

rather off-balance theme to it. As the viewer can see a lot of the movement

is happening in the middle from top to bottom but if you look at every corner

of the painting there is no movement making the painting an off-balance.By

having in off-balance painting it gives it a different aspect in the way we

think.

COLOUR: The biggest pleasure for an artist is to play with his or hers

colors, it’s what gives them the joy and it also gives a painting elegance

and beauty. As the viewer can see, there are many dark shades of colours

and there are not many bright colours such as yellow, pink and red. In the

painting, it looks like a big storm It is only appropriate to have dark colors.

MOOD: Another big aspect when analyzing a painting is definitely the

mood. As the viewer can see the colours are very dark making the mood

gloomy but at the same time worth watching. Based on the colours it gives

this painting a mild mood in between relaxed and wild.

Shape: As described earlier in the analysis, the shapes play a big role in

the paintings composition. As the viewer can see, there are many shapes

including circle shapes as well as rectangular and cylinder shapes.

Colour: In a painting, colours play a big role in the Mood of the painting as

well as the value. As the viewer can see, most of these colours are dark

colours bringing the mood into a gloomy mood.

Space: In a painting, the space plays a big part in the success of a painting.

As the viewer can see, most of the space is taken up by objects such as

the women the trees and the mountains. The 4 corners are the only 4

places that don’t have much to show but it does take up space.

In Conclusion:

The painting that we see here was created by the famous artist Thomas

Jones and is called The Bard. I feel that this painting shows the side of

Romanticism to a good extent, as you can see the way the clouds, trees

and ground move is a sign of imagination. PG: 4

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