ARTS OF THE

ROMANTIC PERIOD
Romanticism was a cultural movement
that started in Europe. It was
somewhat of a reaction to the
Industrial Revolution which occurred
during the same time period. The
movement affected philosophical
thinking, literature, music, and art.
The Romantic Movement started at the
end of the 1700s and reached its peak
in the early 1800s. It marked the end of
the Baroque movement and was
followed by Realism.
Characteristics of Romantic Art

Romantic art focused on emotions,

feelings, and moods of all kinds including
spirituality, imagination, mystery, and
fervour.
The subject matter varied widely including
landscapes, religion, revolution, and
peaceful beauty. The brushwork for
romantic art became looser and less
precise.
The Romantic
Artists
Ferdinand Victor Eugene
Delacroix
was a French Romantic artist
regarded from the outset of his
career as the leader of the French
Romantic school.
Born: 26 Apr 1798 Charenton-Saint-
Maurice, le-de-France, France
Died: 13 Aug 1863 (aged 65)
Paris, France
 Focus: Paintings, Drawings
Mediums: Oil, Pastel, Wood, Other
Subjects: Figure, Scenery
Hometown: Charenton, France
 Characteristics:
Considered the leader of the French
Romantic school of painting.
A prolific artist.
Produced over 9,000 works during his
lifetime, ranging from paintings, to
watercolors, pastels
and drawings.
 His work both shaped the Impressionist
artists and inspired the Symbolist
movement.
First, his work was criticized, but later
accepted and purchased by the state or
personal patron.
His works revolved around many themes,
many of which were inspired by the
works of
Shakespeare, Goethe, and Byron, and
entailed the motifs of violence and
sensuality
Famous Artworks
Liberty leading the people
Massacre At Chios
Greece Expiring on the Ruins of
Missolonghi
The Death of Sardanapalus
Jean Louis Andre
Theodore Gericault
Born in 1791 in Rouen, France
Painter and lithographer
One of the pioneers of French
Romanticism
Person of passionate and flamboyant
character
Died in 1824 at the age of only 33 in Paris
due to spinal injuries, falling from a horse
 Focus: Paintings, Drawings
Mediums: Oil, Wood, Other
Subjects: Figure, Scenery
Hometown: Paris, France
Most distinctive virtues of his works
were :
Macabre realism (suggesting the
horror of death and decay;
constituting or including a
representation of death
Drama
Sense of movement
Major themes of Gericaults works and
his most famous works:

Horse racing ; Horsemanship

Example : The Charging Chasseur
Macabre Realism
Example : Raft of Medusa
Insanity
Example : The Madwoman ; The
Kleptomaniac
Famous Works

The Raft of Medusa

The Wounded Cuirassier
The Charging Chasseur
Insane Woman
Portrait of a Kleptomaniac
Riderless Horse Races
Caspar David Friedrich

Born: 05 September 1774; Greifswald,

Germany
Died: 07 May 1840; Dresden, Germany
Focus: Paintings
Mediums: Oil, Watercolor
Subjects: Landscapes
Hometown: Greifswald, Germany
Theme of Paintings:
Friedrichs artwork followed the early
Romantic themes of the sublime and
the importance of nature
Death and Loneliness
Nationalism
Famous Works

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog

The Sea of Ice
The Monk by the Sea
Moonrise over the Sea
The Tree of Crows
The Abbey in the Oakwood