Arts Flashcards
Quiz
Romantics avoided Neoclassical rationality and went for ______
Emotion and imagination
Where did Romanticism begin?
Britain and France
Romanticism valued ______ over science and _______ over suppression
Spiritualism and Democracy
Romantic painters were inspired by the period’s ______
Literature
Romantic painters moved away from ______
Classical Mythology and history
Romantic painters moved to _____
Medieval subjects and folklore
Romantic painters gave their subjects an atmosphere of _____
Greed, purity, virtue, insanity, solitude, and selflessness
Romantic painters were interested in ____ and ____
Mysteries and Transitory
Romantic painters’ interests in mysteries and transitory phenomena led them to study ____ and ____
Atmosphere and Light
This painting depicted the horrific aftermath of the sinking warship Meduse in 1816.
The raft of the Medusa
He painted the famous artwork, “The Raft of the Medusa”
Theodore Gericault
This painting was to commemorate the 1830 July Revolution when people fought for their liberty and overthrew King Charles X.
Liberty leading the People
He painted the famous artwork, “Liberty Leading the People”
Eugene Delacroix
He is famous for his artworks, The Third of May 1808 and Saturn Devouring one of his Children.
Francisco Goya
He is famous for his artworks, The Night of Enitharmon and Satan Arousing the Rebellious Angels.
William Blake