Nationalism in the Arts Nationalism is devotion to ones nation or country. How did it manifest in the arts?

Nationalism in the ArtsNationalism is devotion to ones

nation or country. How did it manifest in the arts?

Romantic Movement

• Emphasized Feelings• Focused on Mysterious• Idealized the past• Cherished traditions• Valued common people and the

individual• Promoted radical change and

democracy

Literature• Focused on Strong Individuals• Looked to celebrate heritage of

people• Examples

– Hunchback of Notre Dame – Les Miserables– Gothic Novels

Music

• Emotion dominates the music• Celebrates heroism and villainy• Moved away from tightly structured

songs of the enlightenment

Art•Idealized Nature•Harmony with Nature

•Heroes and Scenes from history

Realism

•Rejection of Romanticism, instead it’s a movement that embraces life as it is

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ~William Arthur Ward

Literature•Focuses on

lives of individuals from all aspects of society

•Shows life as it is

Art•Emphasizes people’s everyday life especially peasants

Winslow Homer

Impressionism: an Art Form

•Gives the artists “Impression” of a moment in time

•Uses light and colors to capture a moment

•Showed the “happier” times of life