Romanticism, 1800s 1810s
Romanticism, 1800s 1810sRomanticism was a movement in which the
artist of Neoclassical period sought to break new ground in the
expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy. It embraced a number
of distinctive themes, such as a longing for history, super natural
elements, social injustices and nature.
Landscape painting also became more popular due to the peoples
romantic adoration of nature.
Romanticism was a reaction to the classical, contemplative
nature of Neoclassical pieces.
Romantic Painting(Portraits/ Figures)The paintings of Romantic
Period gave more emphasis on emotion. Artists expressed as much
feeling and passion as it could be on a canvas
Jean Louis Theodore Garicault(1791 1824)
Garicault was the first French master and the leader of the
French realistic school. His master pieces were energetic,
powerful, brilliantly colored and tightly composed.
Famous Art Works
The Raft of the MedusaThe Raft of the Medusa portrays the
victims of a contemporary shipwreck. The people on this raft were
French emigrates en route to West Africa.
Charging ChasseurHis first work revealed the influence of the
style of Rubens and an interest in the depiction of contemporary
subject matter.
Insane WomanOne of several portraits Garicault made of the
mentally disabled that has a peculiar hypnotic power.
Eugene Delacroix (1798 1863) FranceDelacroix was considered the
greatest French Romantic painter of all. He achieved brilliant
visual effects using small, adjacent strokes of contrasting
color.
Liberty Leading The PeopleThis painting commemorates the July
Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. A woman
holding the flag of the French Revolution. Personifies Liberty and
leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen.
Francisco Goya (1746 -1828) SpainFrancisco Goya was a
commissioned Romantic painter by the King of Spain. He was also a
printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the
first of the Moderns.
Famous Artworks
The Third of MayThe Third of May is Goyas masterpiece that
sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleons armies during
the occupation of 1808 in the Peninsular War.
Saturn Devouring His SonThis artwork depicts the Greek myth of
the Titan Cronus (Saturn), who fears that he would be overthrown by
one of his children, so he ate each one upon their birth.
The Burial of SardineThe Burial of the Sardine was a Spanish
ceremony celebrated on Ash Wednesday and was a symbolic burial of
the past to allow society to be reborn, transformed with new
vigor.
Romantic Painting(Landscaping Painting)Landscape painting
depicts the physical world that surrounds us and includes features
such as mountains, valleys, vegetation and bodies of water. The sky
is another important element shaping the mood of landscape
paintings. Landscape art ranges from high detailed and realistic to
impressionistic, romantic and idealized
Famous Landscape Artist During The Romantic PeriodTheodore
RousseauJean Baptiste Camille CorotThey were members of the
Barbizon School ( a circle of artists who held meeting in the
village of Barbizon) that led the Romantic landscape painting in
France.
The Church of Marissel, near Baeauvais
Le repos sous les saules
Der kleine Fischer
Landscape with a plowman
Romantic SculptureRomantic sculpture can be divided into works
that concern about the human world and those that concern the
natural world. The leading sculptors of each type were Rude and
Barye.
Francois Rude (1784 1855)Francois Rude was best known for his
social art which aimed to inspire and capture the interest of a
broad public. He rejected the classical repose on the late 18th and
early 19th century French sculpture in favor of a dynamic,
emotional style and created many monuments that stirred the public
for generations
Famous Artworks
Departure of the VolunteersKnown as La Marseillaise, this work
portrays the goddess liberty urging the forces of the French
Revolution onward.
Jeanne dARCH
Antoine Louis Barye(1796 1875) FranceHe was the most famous
animal sculptor of all time. He studied the anatomy of his subjects
by sketching residents of the Paris zoo.Famous works:Hercules
Sitting on a Bull.Theseus Slating the Minotaur.
Hercules Sitting on a BullNATIONAL MUSEUM IN WARSAW
Theseus Slaying The MinotaurBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
Gothic Revival Architecture (Neogothic)Gothic revival, also
referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo Gothic, is an architectural
movement that began in the late 1740s in England.
Architects who used Neogothic Style:Charles Barry was the name
behind Britains foremost Gothic Revival monument, the Westminster
Palace (a.k.a. the House of Parliament.James Renwick Renwicks
crowning American work: the St. Patricks Cathedral (New York).
Westminster Palace (London)
St. Paticks Cathedral
Neo Classicism and Romanticism in the PhilippinesHere in the
Philippines, the ideology of Neoclassicism and Romanticism can be
seen through various major artworks such as paintings, sculptures
and architectural structures.
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo y Padilla(1855 1913)Felix Hidalgo Was
one of the Great Filipino painters of the late 19th century who was
significant in the Philippine history for inspiring members of the
Philippine reform movement.
The Christian Virgins being exposed to the populace
Juan Luna y Novicio (1857 1899)Juan Luna was a painter and
sculptor, who became one of the first recognized Philippine artist.
He was also a political activist of the Philippine Revolution
during the late 19th century.
Spoliarium
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1992 1972)Amorsolo was a National
Artist in Painting. He was a portraitist and painter of rural
Philippine landscapes, and he was popularly known for his
craftsmanship and mastery of the use of light.
Planting Rice with Mayon Volcano
Guillermo Estella Tolentino (1890 1976)Tolentino is a Filipino
sculptor who was named National Artist for the Visual Arts in 1973
and is hailed as the Father of Philippine Arts
Famous Artworks
Oblation
Pambansang Bantayog ni Andres Bonifacio
Napoleon Isabelo Veloso AbuevaAbueva is a National artist for
Sculpture. He was entitiled as the Father of Modern Philippine
Sculpture.Siyam na diwata ng sining
There is an article on the internet by R.G. Chan &
Associates that discusses some of the Neoclassical and Romantic
Architecture during the American colonization in the
Philippines.
Bureau of Science and Insular Laboratory
Iloilo Customs House
Sorsogon Municipal Building
Paco Train Station
Laguna Provincial Capitol
San Fernando Provincial Hospital
Cebu Normal School
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol
Laoag Normal School
Zamboanga Normal School
Corregidor Island
Baguio Government Center
Elks Club
Manila Post Office
Bontoc Catholic Church
American High Commission Mansion
University of the Philippines Manila
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