IR - Art During the Industrial Revolution (Lesson)

Art During the Industrial Revolution.

Art during this time is characterized by a flooding of emotion directed towards man and his insignificance in comparison to nature.

Cloister Cemetery in the Snow by Caspar David Friedrich
Yes, this is a painting!
Image is in the public domain and this file can be found at www.artchive.com

 

Romanticism as defined by Larry Treadwell of thecaveonline.com:

A reaction against the "cold and unfeeling" reason of the Enlightenment and against the destruction of nature resulting from the Industrial Revolution. Stress is on light, color, and self-expression, in opposition to the emphasis on line and firm modeling typical of neoclassical art. Values: emotion, feeling, morbidity, exoticism, mystery.

 

Learn More.

Click here to download Sue Pojer's powerpoint over Romanticism. Links to an external site.

Click here to read the Boundless Art History section on Romanticism. Links to an external site.

 

 

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