Intro to Romanticism Objective 28: The student will demonstrate understanding by examining the characteristics of romanticism
What is your idea of “Romantic”?
Romantic vs Romanticism
Some Characteristics of Romanticism Emotion Love of nature Freedom from “rules” Supernatural Individualism Religion Patriotism/Nationalism Exoticism
Historical Background 1800s Some say it lasted until World War I (1914) Some things happening at that time: – Industrial Revolution Eiffel Tower built in 1889 – Imperialism (Europeans control parts of Africa and Asia, such as British control of India) – Marx invents Communism (1848) – “Copycat revolutions” of 1848 throughout Europe – Nationalism/Unification of Italy and Germany – American Civil War
Emotion- Delacroix Goya
Nationalism - Liberty Leading the People
Love of Nature John Constable
Religious and Exotic themes Paul Gauguin
Break up into groups Each group will be assigned a characteristic The posters must have the characteristic and images that represent that characteristic.