Romanticism From the late 18th to the mid-19th century, Western civilisation entered an artistic period known as Romanticism. It’s ideas influenced many works of painting, music, architecture and literature. Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of Classicism and the ideas of order, harmony, and rationality that characterised it. It focused on the personal, the emotional, and the irrational ("Romanticism | Encyclopædia Britannica”). Creators from the period showed great interest in folk culture and the medieval era, which influenced a lot of their works ("Romanticism | Encyclopædia Britannica”). Romantic artists hoped to evoke an emotional response from those who viewed their art, demonstrating the power of nature and the beauty of rural life (McKay and McKay).
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He is known for his depiction of violence, especially his scenes of the French invasion of Spain, the etchings
“Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich represents the essence of the Romantic approach to art. Here, Friedrich has merged landscape painting with creative self-expression. The focus is not on nature, nor the character, but on the encounter between the two. “Los desastres de la guerra”. (Francisco De Goya - The Complete Works). Caspar David Friedrich, born 1774, was the most important painter of the German Romantic movement. He is best known for his later allegorical landscapes,which seek to find the beauty and mystery in nature, such as “Cross in the Mountains” and ”Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” (Francisco De Goya - The Complete Works). Joseph Mallord William Turner, born 1775, was an English landscape painter and watercolorist. His style is a key inspiration for Impressionism (William Turner - The Complete Works). He is famous for his sea landscapes, such as “Fishermen at Sea” and “The Slave
He is known for his depiction of violence, especially his scenes of the French invasion of Spain, the etchings
“Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich represents the essence of the Romantic approach to art. Here, Friedrich has merged landscape painting with creative self-expression. The focus is not on nature, nor the character, but on the encounter between the two. “Los desastres de la guerra”. (Francisco De Goya - The Complete Works). Caspar David Friedrich, born 1774, was the most important painter of the German Romantic movement. He is best known for his later allegorical landscapes,which seek to find the beauty and mystery in nature, such as “Cross in the Mountains” and ”Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” (Francisco De Goya - The Complete Works). Joseph Mallord William Turner, born 1775, was an English landscape painter and watercolorist. His style is a key inspiration for Impressionism (William Turner - The Complete Works). He is famous for his sea landscapes, such as “Fishermen at Sea” and “The Slave