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Romanticism began in Britain and France in the late 1700s.
False
Romantic artists aimed to evoke reason, science, and empirical evidence in their works.
False
In Romanticism, democracy was valued over suppression.
True
Romantic painters were mostly inspired by classical mythology and history.
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Every face in a crowd scene in Romantic paintings showed neutral expressions.
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During the Romantic period, natural disasters such as earthquakes were not commonly depicted in paintings.
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Romantic painters primarily focused on aesthetic considerations rather than moral ones in their artwork.
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The Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde is an example of a neo-Gothic church in England.
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Théodore Géricault's artwork 'The Raft of the Medusa' depicted the sinking of the warship Méduse in 1816.
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Romantic architects did not experiment with combining different architectural styles from previous periods.
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Study Notes
The Industrial Revolution and Urbanization
- The Industrial Revolution introduced a new market economy based on machine power and tools, replacing animal power and human tools.
- As villages became urban centers, people moved from the countryside to cities for factory employment, leading to overcrowding and pollution.
Romanticism
- Romanticism emerged in Britain and France in the early 1800s and lasted until the mid-1800s.
- Romantic artists focused on evoking emotions in their works, depicting landscapes, pastoral life, nationalism, and revolution.
- Romantics valued spiritualism over science and democracy over suppression.
- Romantic painters were inspired by literature of the period and explored tragic and catastrophic themes.
Romantic Art
- Romantic paintings emphasized emotions, with subjects portrayed with expressive facial expressions and landscapes evoking moods.
- Painters depicted natural forces like shipwrecks, storms, and earthquakes, possibly symbolizing people escaping industrialization's terrors.
- They studied atmosphere and light, developing a unique painterly technique and stunning color palettes in landscape paintings.
- Examples of Romantic artworks include Théodore Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819) and Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People (1830).
Romantic Architecture
- Romantic architects combined different styles from previous periods, experimenting with concepts and materials.
- During the Gothic Revival, architects integrated Gothic elements with a Romantic interest in freedom of form.
- Examples of Romantic architecture include the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde (1846-1857) and the Palace of Westminster.
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Explore the societal changes and artistic reactions brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Learn about the shift from rural to urban living, population growth, pollution, and the rise of Romanticism in art against Neoclassical ideals.
