Eugène Delacroix

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…

Compare and Contrast of Romanticism and Realism Romanticism replaced neoclassicism in the 1800-1900 century in France. Romantic artist abandoned traditional warmness and as an alternative reflected on the artist innermost feelings. The romantic artist images are composed of dark, romantic, mystery and thoughtfulness. They appreciated creativeness and exclusiveness above cleverness and talent instead of outdated methods, which concentrated closely on imitating the conventional ways. Furthermore,…

There is a quote by Oscar Wilde that says something about life imitating art, but in the case of the art created in France around the time of the French revolution, art was imitating life. The French Revolution played a profound role in shaping what was being put on canvasses by the French artist. The paintings that were created during this time had either a Neoclassical style or a Romantic style. These were the two main styles that came after the Age of Enlightenment. The artist created works…

Romanticism is an artistic movement that began after the Enlightenment that focused on the genre of literature, music and the arts during the late 1750s well through the mid-1800s. It is said that the era of Romanticism is the historical period in which individuals began to visualize themselves as well as their modern conflicts and desires. To put the idea simply, due to Romanticism’s stylistic diversity, it is uncanny to believe that there was more than one category for this art movement, but…

Romanticism is the individual expression and style in fine art and literature. The idea is based on doing things with passion rather reason and imagination rather than intuition and logic. Romanticism contrasts with another style called Classicism and developed as a revolt against it. Artists and writers throughout history have demonstrated Romanticism through their work, but at one point in history it was an actual movement that created the transition between old and new ways of thinking. The…

earliest work of feminist philosophy “A Vindication in the Rights of Women” explores the struggle for equality between the sexes in specific areas of human life as well as the societal impacts on the education of women and lack thereof. Correspondingly, Eugène Delacroix’s historically renowned “Liberty Leading the people” commemorates…

In the 1800’s nationalism swept the nation from America to Europe. Nationalism helped citizens feel like they have an attachment to their country. In the mid nineteenth century it spread to central Europe, while in the late nineteenth century it spread to Eastern Europe and Asia. Europe blames nationalism for the reason of World War I. Nationalism is a strong force that is the cause of many things, including literacy, education, and more. Nationalism is the strong belief that the people who…

Major essay Nineteenth century France is a history characterized by countless revolutions. How did art responded to this political turmoil? Use two artworks that exemplify this response. Throughout the history of Western art, 19th century is part of a special stage. Especially France, as the cradle of Bourgeois democratic revolution, the interruption of traditional art and a continuous art revolution, makes this century a diversified period. Along with the fluctuation of the revolutionary…

Pablo Picasso was born October 25 1881, in Malaga, Spain; he died April 8 1973, at the age of 92 in Mougins, France. He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer who spent most of his adult life in France. He is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. His father was Jose Ruiz Blasco, and his mother was Maria…

Personal space/privacy/intimacy/solitude It is necessary for artists to dream, plan, and research on their own, and so the artist traditionally turns to a space of solitude. A space that is private, that they can claim for themselves; a place of intimacy. However, they are in no way limited by the walls and physical boundaries of these spaces. Bachelard concentrates on solitude, and repeats and emphasises the word heavily . He draws on the significance of solitude in creative endeavours,…