Arts Flashcards
(27 cards)
“Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor in exact truth, but in a way of feeling.”
Charles Baudelaire (1846)
Romanticism began in ____ and in _____ in the early 1800s and thrived until middle of the century
Britain and france
Baroque artist aimed to ___ in their paintings, sculptures, architectures and other works
Evoke emotiond
Most romantic artists depicted these kinds of subject matter in their creations:
Landscape, pastoral life, nationalism and revolution
Is this true or false, romanticism valued spiritualism over science and also democracy over suppression
True
Romantic painters were inspired by the ___
Periods literature
_____ themes prevailed in romantic paintings
Tragic and catastrophic
Romantic painters were basically about ___
Emotions
Romantic painters gave their subject an atmosphere of:
Greed, purity, virtue, insanity, solitude or selflessness
They also identify their emotions with the changing aspect of nature, thus, natural forces such as:
Shipwrecks, storms, floods, storms, and earthquakes were commonly depicted in the paintings during the period
The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819)
Theodore Gericault
Liberty Leading the people (1830)
Eugene Delacroix
The Third of may, 1808 (1814) and Saturn devouring one of his children
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
The Night of Enitharmon’s Joy (1795) and Satan Arousing the Rebellious Angels (1808)
William Blake (1757-1827)
Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (1842), and Rain, Steam and Speed - The great western railway (1844)
J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851)
The great day of his wrath (1853)
John Martin (1789-1854)
The death of sardanapalus (1827) and liberty leading the people
Eugene Delacroix
Arnold Bocklin (1827-1901)
Mary Magdalene Grieving over the body of Christ
Romantic sculptures used ___ and ___ as the main materials for their works
Marble and bronze
Many romantic sculptures featured ___ and had a strong narrative
Nude subjects
Greek Slave
Hiram Powers
Nydia, The blind flower girl of pompeii
Randolph Rogers
Championed the first type of romantic sculpture and was known for his animal sculptures
Antoine-Louis Barye
Led the second type of the study
Francois rude