in the American Landscape Romanticism in the American Landscape Albert Bierstadt Kern’s River Valley
Art History Timeline O Romanticism Mesopotamia Ancient Baroque 1400 A.D. 1600 A.D. 2016 A.D. 3500 B.C. O 850 B.C. 1600 A.D. 1780 A.D. 15,000 B.C. 500 B.C. 500 A.D. 3100 B.C. Romanticism Baroque Mesopotamia Ancient Greece Middle Ages Cave Painting Ancient Rome Rococo Ancient Egypt The Renaissance
What was Romanticism? An art movement that began in the year 1780 Not about “romance” Artists wanted to escape the wickedness around them, so they showed the beauty and goodness of nature American Romantic artists wanted to celebrate their new country, so they painted the beauty around them
What was the Oregon Trail? Albert Bierstadt Oregon Trail
If you were a farmer, why would you want to move here? Thomas Cole The Oxbow
Would this painting make you want to move out west? Albert Bierstadt Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains
What colors are the clouds? the water? Albert Bierstadt Valley of the Yosemite
Pick a national park to draw Your assignment: Pick a national park to draw Use oil pastels to match the colors in your photo