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Chapter 6Chapter 6

Section 4Section 4

RomanticismRomanticism

�� From about 1750 to 1850, a cultural movement called From about 1750 to 1850, a cultural movement called romanticismromanticism emerged in Western art and literatureemerged in Western art and literature

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

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

�� Romanticism emphasized Romanticism emphasized imagination, freedom, and imagination, freedom, and emotionemotion –– not natural lawsnot natural laws

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

Romantic PoetsRomantic Poets

��William Wordsworth, William BlakeWilliam Wordsworth, William Blake, ,

and and Lord ByronLord Byron were among the major were among the major

figures of the figures of the romantic movementromantic movement

Romantic NovelistsRomantic Novelists

�� Romantic novelists, such as Romantic novelists, such as

Victor HugoVictor Hugo, were inspired by , were inspired by

history, legend, and folklorehistory, legend, and folklore

�� Hugo reHugo re--created Francecreated France’’s past in s past in

novels like novels like The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeersand and The Hunchback of Notre The Hunchback of Notre DameDame

Romantic ComposersRomantic Composers

�� Romantic composers also tried to stir deep Romantic composers also tried to stir deep

emotionsemotions

�� The passionate music of The passionate music of Ludwig van Ludwig van

Beethoven Beethoven combined classical forms with combined classical forms with

a stirring range of sounda 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 joys of dances to convey the sorrows and joys of

people living under foreign occupationpeople living under foreign occupation

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Romanticism in ArtRomanticism in Art

�� Painters, too, broke free from the formal styles of the Painters, too, broke free from the formal styles of the

EnlightenmentEnlightenment

�� They sought to capture the beauty and power of nature They sought to capture the beauty and power of nature

with bold brush strokes and colorswith bold brush strokes and colors

�� J.M.W Turner often sought to capture the J.M.W Turner often sought to capture the beatuybeatuy and and

power of nature often showing tiny human figures power of nature often showing tiny human figures

struggling against sea and stormstruggling against sea and storm

�� Romantic painted many subjects, from simple peasant Romantic painted many subjects, from simple peasant

life to medieval knights to current eventslife to medieval knights to current events

�� Bright colors conveyed violent energy and emotionBright colors conveyed violent energy and emotion

Eugene DelacroixEugene Delacroix

�� Painted his Painted his

canvasses with canvasses with

dramadrama

�� Delacroix is famous Delacroix is famous

for for Liberty Leading Liberty Leading the Peoplethe People as the as the

Goddess of Liberty Goddess of Liberty

carries the carries the

revolutionary tricolor revolutionary tricolor

of the French of the French

RevolutionariesRevolutionaries

RealismRealism

�� By the midBy the mid--1800s, another new artistic movement, 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 realmake it as real--

looking as possiblelooking as possible

�� Realists sought to represent the world as it was, without Realists sought to represent the world as it was, without

romantic sentiment (no imagination, no emotion, etc.)romantic sentiment (no imagination, no emotion, etc.)

�� Realism made people aware of the grim conditions of the Realism made people aware of the grim conditions of the

Industrial AgeIndustrial Age

�� Many realists wanted to convey a message Many realists wanted to convey a message –– to improve to improve

the lives of those they depicted in their paintingsthe lives of those they depicted in their paintings

RealismRealism

Realism in LiteratureRealism in Literature

�� Charles DickensCharles Dickens is known is known

for his for his detailed portrayals detailed portrayals

of slum life and colorful of slum life and colorful

characterscharacters

�� Some of his novels shocked Some of his novels shocked

middlemiddle--class readers with class readers with

images of poverty, images of poverty,

mistreatment of children, mistreatment of children,

and urban crime (e.g., Oliver and urban crime (e.g., Oliver

Twist, A Tale of Two Cities)Twist, A Tale 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 MiserablesMiserableswhich showed how hunger drove a man to crime and which showed how hunger drove a man to crime and how the law pursued himhow the law pursued him

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

�� Norwegian Norwegian HenrikHenrik Ibsen wrote Ibsen wrote A DollA Doll’’s House s House which which showed a woman caught in a straitjacket of social rulesshowed a woman caught in a straitjacket of social rules

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

�� Ibsen and Zola were two leading realists of their Ibsen and Zola were two leading realists of their timetime

Realism in ArtRealism in Art

�� Painters such as Painters such as GustaveGustave CourbertCourbert also also portrayed the realities of the timeportrayed the realities of the time

�� Romantic painters, like Romantic painters, like CourbertCourbert, often , often painted workingpainted working--class men and womenclass men and women

�� Realist painters rejected the romantic Realist painters rejected the romantic emphasis on imagination, freedom, and emphasis on imagination, freedom, and emotionemotion

�� They simply painted the realities of their They simply painted the realities of their timetime

GustaveGustave CourbetCourbet

GustaveGustave CourbetCourbet

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 realism Some artists questioned the effectiveness of realism

when a camera could make such exact imageswhen a camera could make such exact images

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 eyeImpressionists tried to capture the human eye’’s s first perception, or first perception, or impressionimpression, of a scene, of a scene

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

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

PostPost--ImpressionisismImpressionisism

�� Later painters, called postLater painters, called post--impressionists, developed a impressionists, developed a

variety of stylesvariety of styles

�� Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) (post(post--impressionist), for impressionist), for

example, experimented with sharp brush lines and example, experimented with sharp brush lines and bold bold

colorscolors

�� Van GoghVan Gogh did a selfdid a self--portrait that shows his bandaged portrait that shows his bandaged

ear which he cut off himself in a state of depression ear which he cut off himself in a state of depression

(eerie, huh?)(eerie, huh?)

Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh

Claude MonetClaude Monet

PowerpointPowerpoint Questions (10 points)Questions (10 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 viewerimpression made by a scene or object on the viewer’’s s eye?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, freedom, 3. Which artistic style emphasized imagination, freedom, and emotion?and emotion?

4. Which artistic form would have portrayed the harsh lives 4. Which artistic form would have portrayed the harsh lives of slum dwellers?of slum dwellers?

a. realism, b. impressionism, c. romanticisma. realism, b. impressionism, c. romanticism

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

PowerpointPowerpoint QuestionsQuestions

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

7. Which Romantic composer combined classical forms 7. Which Romantic composer combined classical forms

with a stirring, emotional range of sound?with a stirring, emotional range of sound?

8. Which Romantic author wrote 8. Which Romantic author wrote The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers and and

The The HuntchbackHuntchback of Notre Dameof 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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