What Was Romanticism And Why Was It So Vital For Art? | Landmarks Of Western Art | Perspective

Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. In most parts of Europe, it was at its peak from approximately 1800 to 1850. Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of the past and nature, preferring the medieval to the classical. Featuring artists such as Jacques Louis David, Antoine-Jean Gros, Theodore Gericault, Eugene Delacroix, Francisco Goya, John Constable, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, J. M. W. Turner and Caspar David Friedrich. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content every week: Perspective is YouTube’s home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more! Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code PERSPECTIVE: 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’PERSPECTIVE’ Any queries, please contact us at: perspective@ #Painting #Art #History