Meredith Hughes

SLM 521

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Romaticism

Romanticism is an art movement of the early nineteenth century. Much of it is a direct response to Neo-classicism. It can be very difficult to tell the difference between neo-classicism and romanticism because the painting style in the two movements is the same. Both strive for perfection and absolute realism. The main difference between the two movements is that romanticism emphasizes the emotional impact and drama of the story depicted. Go to http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/r/romanticism.html read about romanticism. Below are four examples. Tell me if the painting is neo-classical or romantic and how you know. You do not have to identify the painting or read what is on the site, only look at the picture and recognize period.

1. http://charon.sfsu.edu/TENNYSON/TENNLADY.HTML Clicking on the picture will enlarge it.

2. http://echostains.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/oath_of_the_horatii-jaques-louis-david2.jpg

3. http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pinfo?Object=52167+0+none

4. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/david/socrates.jpg.html

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