Romanticism & Realism

Romanticism

Romanticism Began in the ate 18th century and ened in the mid 19th century.

Romantic art portrays emotions painted in a bold and dramatic manner, and there is an emphasis on the past. Paintings by famous romantic artists such as gericault and delacroix are filled with energetic brushstrokes, rich colours and emotive subject matters. The German Landscape painter Casper David Friedrich created images of the solitary loneliness whereas in Spain, Francisco Goya conveyed the horrors of war in his works. This demonstrates the variety in subject matter, but the emphasis on drama and emotion. The Pre-Raphaelites(The Pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood) movement succeeded Romanticism and impressionism is firmly rooted in the romantic tradition.

Some of the most famous paintings in that movement was a painting called 'Wanderer above the sea of fog' and this painting was created by Caspar David Friedrich as you can see in the image below Friedrich certainly does capture the solitary loneliness.

The Other famous painting was created by Francisco Goya who called it 'The Third of May 1808' as you can see in this painting, Goya perfectly conveys the horrors of war in this painting.

Realism

The Realism movement was active from 1830 to 1870. The movement discarded the previous traditional styles of romanticism.

The realist artist portrays subjects in the most straightforward manner possible without idealizing them and without following pervious art theories. The earliest works from the realist movement arose in the 18th century as a reaction against romanticism. The works of Friedrich and Goya are an example of the early influences on realism.
Famous artistis of the realism movement include Gustave Courbet, Jean-Francios Millet and Edouard Manet.

One Of Edouard Manet's famous painting which he named 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe'(The Luncheon on the grass) engandered great controversy and servered as a rallying point for young painters who created impressionism.