Romanticism

Romanticism

Romanticism is a movement of the arts and literature that originated in the late 18^th century. It transformed poetry, the novel, drama, painting, sculpture, all forms of concert music (especially opera) and ballet. It was closely connected with the politics of the time, reflecting people’s fears, hopes and inspirations. It was the voice of revolution at the beginning of the 19^th century but the voice of the establishment at the end of it. After the revolution in 1789 the revolutionaries tried to create a republic organised around new ideas but people generally were disappointed by these new values and therefore turned to romanticism because of its emphasis on imagination and emotion. Most of early romanticism was shaped by artists, including Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, Anne-Louis Girrodet-Trioson and Jean-Aguste-Domenique Ingres. Some paintings that were painted in this time are Apothesis of Homer by Ingres and the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix.

Apothesis of Homer

Death of Sardanaplaus

References:

• Romanticism. 2013. Romanticism. [ONLINE] Available at: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/hum_303/romanticism.html.
• Romanticism | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2013. Romanticism | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/roma/hd_roma.htm.