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19Th Century Art:Romanticism Romanticism Objectives 19th Century Art:Romanticism Romanticism Objectives: • Describe life during the era of Romanticism PERIOD. • Tell what kinds of arts were created in the Modern Art Era • Students will learn to identify and understand the traits of Romanticism Art Forms. Romanticism Learning Outcomes: • Students will learn the nature of The Romanticism Art Forms. •Students will learn the nature of the Art forms–Sculptures, paintings, Architecture, Types of materials used, etc. of different periods of Modern Art Age. Art During Romanticism Romanticism has very little to do with things popularly thought of as "romantic," although love may occasionally be the subject of Romantic art. Rather, it is an international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world . Romanticism began in the late 18th century and ended in the mid 19th century. The Romantic movement can be described as a reaction against Neoclassicim in which the style is full of emotion and beauty elements. Romantic art portrays emotions painted in a bold and dramatic manner, and there is often an emphasis on the past. Paintings by famous Romantic artists such as Gericault and Delacroix are filled with energetic brushstrokes, rich colors, and emotive subject matters. The German landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich created images of solitary loneliness whereas in Spain, Francisco Goya conveyed the horrors of war in his works. This demonstrates the variety in subject matter, but the emphasis on drama and emotion. The Charging Chasseur- Theodore Gericault The Charging Chasseur, or An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging is an oil painting on canvas of about 1812 by the French painter Theodore Gericault , portraying a mounted Napoleonic cavalry officer, ready to attack. In The Charging Chasseur, the horse appears to be rearing away from an unseen attacker. The painting was Géricault's first exhibited work. Insane Woman- Theodore Gericault Insane Woman is an 1822 oil on canvas painting by Theodore Gericault in a series of work Géricault did on the mentally insane. Mental aberration and irrational states of mind could not fail to interest artists against Enlightenment rationality. Géricault, examined the influence of mental states on the human face and believed. He made many studies of the inmates in hospitals and institutions for the criminally insane, and he studied the heads of guillotine victims. Géricault's Insane Women her mouth tense, her eyes red rimmed with suffering-is one of several portraits he made of the insane that have a peculiar look. The Raft of the Medusa- Theodore Gericault The Raft of the Medusa- Theodore Gericault The Raft of the Medusa is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by the French Romantic painter Theodore Gericault (1791–1824). Completed when the artist was just 27, it is an over-life-size painting that depicts a moment from the result of the crash of the French naval frigate Medusa, which ran onto land off the coast on July 5, 1816. At least 147 people were set floating on a hurriedly constructed raft; but 15 died in the 13 days before their rescue, and those who survived suffered starvation, dehydration and madness. A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother- Delacroix A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother- Delacroix A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother is a 1830 painting by French artist Delacroix depicting two enormous tigers "playing" with each other. Painted early in his career, it shows how the artist was attracted to animal subjects in this period. Influence and analysis Sweetly, the young background tiger slopes in his mother in the foreground, both running into rocks and under a cloudy sky. Some authors have written that Delacroix's animals paintings were made using his pet cat as a model. And although it seems that the painting inspiration is due to one of his visits to the Zoo to see the tigers play with his friend (who was an animal sculptor), Painter was always more content to observe his own cat. Head of a Woman (Delacroix) Head of a Woman was painted using graphite in 1823 by the French Romantic artist Delacroix(1798–1863) . The woman is tighly framed and shown gazing upwards in fear. Her black dress, long dark hair and features are rendered. Today the painting is part of the collection of the Fine Arts Museum of Orleans France. The Massacre at Chios-Delacroix The Massacre at Chios The Massacre at Chios is the second major oil painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix. The work is more than thirteen feet high, and shows some of the horror of the wartime destruction visited on the Island of Chios. A display of suffering characters, military strength, rich and colourful costumes, terror, disease and death is shown in front of a scene of widespread desolation. Painter has depicted scene of ‘A military attack on the inhabitants of Chios’ by Ottoman forces commenced on 11 April, 1822 and was prosecuted for several months. The campaign resulted in the deaths of twenty thousand citizens, and the forced deportation into slavery of almost all the surviving seventy thousand inhabitants. Last Words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius This large painting depicts the last hours of the life of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The character is represented in the center of the painting as an old, sick man who grabs the arm of a young man dressed in red, namely his son Commodus . Commodus seems not to pay attention to what his father wants him to say and has a haughty look. Around them, Marcus Aurelius' philosopher friends who are present around the bed are portrayed as sad men dressed in black. Thus, the painting represents the end of the Roman Empire. Painter, who was fascinated by the red color after his travel to North Africa in 1832, draws the viewer's attention to Commodus by garbing him in bright red. The Tree of Crows-Caspar David Friedrich Woman on the Beach of Rugen-Caspar David Friedrich.
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