Romanticism: Industrial Revolution And Political Norms Of Age Of Enlightenment

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Romanticism was an artistic movement beginning around 1750, ending about 1840. Romanticism is a “way of thinking” rather than a visual style. It’s flourished from about 1800 to 1840. Romanticism emphasized on emotional, imagination, nature and social commentary. In this art movement, the Industrial Revolution and the political norms of Age of Enlightenment occurred.
The subject matter in this period normally depicts the emotional scenes like war and nautical disasters, Greek mythology, and the romanticized/idealized view landscape. Normally, the form used in painting fluid brushwork, tenebrism, high contrast of value, highly detail. The composition for the painting was dynamic and usually in asymmetrical balance.
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