1. Romanticism
Introduction

2. Comparison of Issues
Control, Rules, Structure vs. Freedom, Experimentation, Meaning
Surface Meaning vs Depth
Conscious vs Unconscious (subconscious)
Right Brain vs Left Brain
Aesthetics of “Delight and Instruct” vs “Insights to the Mind and Heart”
Passion and Emotion vs Objectivity

3. Core Concepts
Setting: Mid 19th century peak, particularly strong in France but spreads quickly throughout Europe and to a lesser degree, the US
Attitude: On one hand it is a similar idea to Neoclassicism in that it sought to create a certain atmosphere (idealism) as a remedy to modern life, yet it is opposed to Neoclassicism in all of its indications
Focus: exuberant life, individualized experience, spirit of revolution (France,1848) drama, exotica, complexity/dualisms (Napoleon), nature

4. Gericault, Raft of the Medusa

5. Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People

6. Gros, Napoleon Visiting the Plague-stricken at Jaffra

7. West, Death of General West

8. Fuseli, The Nightmare

9. Turner, The Slave Ship

10. Nash, Royal Pavilion at Brighton

12. Garnier, Opera House, Paris