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RomanticismRomanticism From about 1750 to 1850, a cultural movement From about 1750 to 1850, a cultural movement

called called romanticismromanticism emerged in Western art and emerged in Western art and literatureliterature

Remember how the Enlightenment period was Remember how the Enlightenment period was about using natural laws to understand social, about using natural laws to understand social, political, and economic problems?political, and economic problems?

The romantic movement was a reaction against The romantic movement was a reaction against the rational thought of the Enlightenment periodthe rational thought of the Enlightenment period

Romanticism emphasized Romanticism emphasized imagination, imagination, freedom, and emotionfreedom, and emotion – not natural laws – not natural laws

In contrast to Enlightenment literature, the works In contrast to Enlightenment literature, the works of romantic writers included of romantic writers included direct language, direct language, intense feelings, and a love of natureintense feelings, and a love of nature

Romantic PoetsRomantic Poets

William Wordsworth, William William Wordsworth, William BlakeBlake, and , and Lord Byron Lord Byron were were among the major figures of the among the major figures of the romantic movementromantic movement

Romantic NovelistsRomantic Novelists

Romantic novelists, such as Romantic novelists, such as Victor HugoVictor Hugo, were inspired , were inspired by history, legend, and by history, legend, and folklorefolklore

Hugo re-created France’s Hugo re-created France’s past in novels like past in novels like The Three The Three MusketeersMusketeers and and The The Hunchback of Notre DameHunchback of Notre Dame

Romantic ComposersRomantic Composers Romantic composers also tried to stir Romantic composers also tried to stir

deep emotionsdeep emotions The passionate music of The passionate music of Ludwig Ludwig

van Beethoven van Beethoven combined classical combined classical forms with a stirring range of soundforms with a stirring range of sound

He was the first composer to take full He was the first composer to take full advantage of the broad range of advantage of the broad range of instruments in the modern orchestrainstruments in the modern orchestra

Frederic Chopin used Polish peasant Frederic Chopin used Polish peasant dances to convey the sorrows and dances to convey the sorrows and joys of people living under foreign joys of people living under foreign occupationoccupation

Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven’s Fifth and Ninth SymphonyBeethoven’s Fifth and Ninth Symphony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI&feature=fvwrel v=_4IRMYuE1hI&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-mvutiDRvQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-mvutiDRvQ

Please listen to these symphonies (Fifth and Please listen to these symphonies (Fifth and Ninth)Ninth)

Romanticism in ArtRomanticism in Art

Painters, too, broke free from the formal styles of Painters, too, broke free from the formal styles of the Enlightenmentthe Enlightenment

They sought to capture the beauty and power of They sought to capture the beauty and power of nature with bold brush strokes and colorsnature with bold brush strokes and colors

J.M.W Turner often sought to capture the beatuy J.M.W Turner often sought to capture the beatuy and power of nature often showing tiny human and power of nature often showing tiny human figures struggling against sea and stormfigures struggling against sea and storm

Romantic painted many subjects, from simple Romantic painted many subjects, from simple peasant life to medieval knights to current eventspeasant life to medieval knights to current events

Bright colors conveyed violent energy and Bright colors conveyed violent energy and emotionemotion

Eugene DelacroixEugene Delacroix Painted his Painted his

canvasses with canvasses with dramadrama

Delacroix is Delacroix is famous for famous for Liberty Liberty Leading the PeopleLeading the People as the Goddess of as the Goddess of Liberty carries the Liberty carries the revolutionary revolutionary tricolor of the tricolor of the French French RevolutionariesRevolutionaries

RealismRealism By the mid-1800s, another new artistic movement, By the mid-1800s, another new artistic movement,

realismrealism, took hold in the West, took hold in the West Realism was an artistic style that tried to Realism was an artistic style that tried to

accurately represent the worldaccurately represent the world – make it as real- – make it as real-looking as possiblelooking as possible

Realists sought to represent the world as it was, Realists sought to represent the world as it was, without romantic sentiment (no imagination, no without romantic sentiment (no imagination, no emotion, etc.)emotion, etc.)

Realism made people aware of the grim conditions of Realism made people aware of the grim conditions of the Industrial Agethe Industrial Age

Many realists wanted to convey a message – to Many realists wanted to convey a message – to improve the lives of those they depicted in their improve the lives of those they depicted in their paintingspaintings

RealismRealism

Realism in LiteratureRealism in Literature

Charles DickensCharles Dickens is is known for his known for his detailed detailed portrayals of slum life portrayals of slum life and colorful and colorful characterscharacters

Some of his novels Some of his novels shocked middle-class shocked middle-class readers with images of readers with images of poverty, mistreatment of poverty, mistreatment of children, and urban crime children, and urban crime (e.g., Oliver Twist, A Tale (e.g., Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities)of Two Cities)

French NovelistsFrench Novelists Depicted the evils of the time periodDepicted the evils of the time period Victor Hugo wrote realist novels including Victor Hugo wrote realist novels including Les Les

Miserables Miserables which showed how hunger drove a which showed how hunger drove a man to crime and how the law pursued himman to crime and how the law pursued him

Emile Zola wrote Emile Zola wrote Germinal Germinal in which she exposed in which she exposed class warfare in the French mining industryclass warfare in the French mining industry

Norwegian Henrik Ibsen wrote Norwegian Henrik Ibsen wrote A Doll’s House A Doll’s House which showed a woman caught in a straitjacket of which showed a woman caught in a straitjacket of social rulessocial rules

Ibsen also authored Ibsen also authored An Enemy of the PeopleAn Enemy of the People in in which a doctor discovers that the water in a local which a doctor discovers that the water in a local spa is contaminatedspa is contaminated

Ibsen and Zola were two leading realists of Ibsen and Zola were two leading realists of their timetheir time

Realism in ArtRealism in Art

Painters such as Painters such as Gustave CourbertGustave Courbert also portrayed the realities of the timealso portrayed the realities of the time

Romantic painters, like Courbert, often Romantic painters, like Courbert, often painted working-class men and womenpainted working-class men and women

Realist painters rejected the romantic Realist painters rejected the romantic emphasis on imagination, freedom, emphasis on imagination, freedom, and emotionand emotion

They simply painted the realities of They simply painted the realities of their timetheir time

Gustave CourbetGustave Courbet

Gustave CourbetGustave Courbet

PhotographyPhotography

Photography emerged as new art form in 1840sPhotography emerged as new art form in 1840s Louis DaguerreLouis Daguerre was a pioneer in the field of was a pioneer in the field of

photographyphotography Some artists questioned the effectiveness of Some artists questioned the effectiveness of

realism when a camera could make such exact realism when a camera could make such exact imagesimages

ImpressionismImpressionism By the 1870s, a new art movement, By the 1870s, a new art movement,

impressionism, took root in impressionism, took root in Paris, FranceParis, France.. Impressionists tried to capture the human Impressionists tried to capture the human

eye’s first perception, or eye’s first perception, or impressionimpression, of a , of a scenescene

Claude Monet Claude Monet and and Edgar DegasEdgar Degas, sought , sought to capture the first fleeting impression made to capture the first fleeting impression made by a scene or object on the viewer’s eyeby a scene or object on the viewer’s eye

By concentrating on visual impressions, By concentrating on visual impressions, rather than realism, artists created a fresh rather than realism, artists created a fresh view of familiar subjectsview of familiar subjects

Post-ImpressionisismPost-Impressionisism

Later painters, called post-impressionists, Later painters, called post-impressionists, developed a variety of stylesdeveloped a variety of styles

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) (post-impressionist), (post-impressionist), for example, experimented with sharp brush lines for example, experimented with sharp brush lines and and bold colorsbold colors

Van GoghVan Gogh did a self-portrait that shows his did a self-portrait that shows his bandaged ear which he cut off himself in a state bandaged ear which he cut off himself in a state of depression (eerie, huh?)of depression (eerie, huh?)

Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh

Claude MonetClaude Monet

Powerpoint Questions (10 Powerpoint Questions (10 points)points)

1. Which art form sought to capture the first fleeting 1. Which art form sought to capture the first fleeting impression made by a scene or object on the impression made by a scene or object on the viewer’s eye?viewer’s eye?

2. Who was considered a pioneer in the field of 2. Who was considered a pioneer in the field of photography?photography?

3. Which artistic style emphasized imagination, 3. Which artistic style emphasized imagination, freedom, and emotion?freedom, and emotion?

4. Which artistic form would have portrayed the 4. Which artistic form would have portrayed the harsh lives of slum dwellers?harsh lives of slum dwellers?a. realism, b. impressionism, c. romanticisma. realism, b. impressionism, c. romanticism

5. Which author was known for his colorful 5. Which author was known for his colorful portrayals of slum life?portrayals of slum life?

Powerpoint QuestionsPowerpoint Questions

6. Which Dutch painter was known for his bold 6. Which Dutch painter was known for his bold colors?colors?

7. Which Romantic composer combined classical 7. Which Romantic composer combined classical forms with a stirring, emotional range of sound?forms with a stirring, emotional range of sound?

8. Which Romantic author wrote 8. Which Romantic author wrote The Three The Three MusketeersMusketeers and and The Huntchback of Notre DameThe Huntchback of Notre Dame??

9.9. Where did impressionism first take root?Where did impressionism first take root?

10. Vincent Van Gogh, who cut off his ear, was an 10. Vincent Van Gogh, who cut off his ear, was an example of which artistic movement?example of which artistic movement?

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