Romanticism Art Late 1800’s Direct reaction to the Enlightenment What were the 5 concepts of the Enlightenment? Predict what the Romantic artist would stress in their artwork. For each piece of artwork: Evaluate and interpret the following: Use of color- dark/light How realistic is the painting? Role of nature in the painting? Does the painting evoke an emotion? If so, what? Does the painting celebrate the individual? How?
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Romanticism Art Stressed the Individual Stressed emotion Lacked balance Stressed man’s mastery of nature Romantic artist felt that rational enlightened thinkers neglected a very important area of the human mind- emotion