Impressionism Art Era

Romanticism Art Era (1780–1850): An era that resulted as a byproduct of the French and American Revolution, Romanticism was an artistic period that spanned the 17th century through the late 18th century. Art related trends, during this period, centered around liberty and intellectual freedom. During this era, the conventional and objective regard to art was replaced with a more subjective and meaningful approach. Dramatic expression of emotion took center stage during this period, and an aesthetic appeal could be achieved in artwork by depicting a subjects deep passion and raw emotion. Many works from this period were geared toward courage, triumph, and individualism; Romanticism also addressed narrow-minded religious views and highly authoritarian …show more content…
Critics faulted Impressionist paintings for their non-traditional appearance and deemed them to be of substandard quality. Due to this erroneous misclassification, Impressionist artists were restricted from displaying their work at government-sanctioned exhibitions, which were referred to as salons. This exclusion led to the development of independent exhibitions by a group of artists, who referred to themselves as the Société Anonyme des Artistes, before officially adopting the term Impressionist, a term that was originally used by conservatives as an insult regarding the less-traditional, and seemingly incomplete, style of painting used by these artists. (The Art Story Foundation, …show more content…
Liberty Leading the People (Delacroix, 1830) is a dark and heavy statement piece with clearly distinguishable differences versus the lighter carefree impressionist piece titled: Summertime (Cassatt, 1894). The technique used in both pieces are identifiably different, with the heavily saturated finish of the romantic work versus the barely finished look of the impressionist piece. Both works are extremely unique and masterful and both convey explicitly different emotions from opposite ends of the