Art & design styles: romanticism

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Romanticism in art that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Ever wondered when romanticism in art and poems emerged. It brings us to the question: what is romanticism?

What is Romanticism?

Romanticism is an intellectual orientation that developed from the 18th-19th centuries. It characterized paintings, sculpture, literature and historiography. Paintings from the romantic era focused on the beauty of nature. It emphasised the expression of emotion over reason. It focused on imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience. It focused on loving the remote, exotic, the weird and the occult.

Art From the Romantic Era

In the 1760s and 1770’s, a number of British artists in Rome began to paint romanticism drawings based on themes that were bizarre and heroic. German artists painted romantic themes that were stark and dark landscapes. Romantic architecture focused on images of the past. Asymmetry was brought into buildings such as vaulted ceilings.

Books on Romantic age Art and Architecture

1. Encyclopedia of Romanticism by Laura Dubundo:   This reference work explores the social, cultural and intellectual climate of English Romanticism from the 1760’s to the mid- 1830’s. It focuses on the spirit of the age.  The volume reflects the aesthetic, economic and scientific environments which gave rise to romantic poets, playwrights, novelists, critics and editors, economists, scientists and architects. This book presents the latest interpretations by people in this field.  There are also entries related to French, German, Spanish and American Romanticism.
2. Redoute: The book of Flowers: Flower painter Pierre Joseph Redoute devoted to capturing the diversity of flowers in watercolour paintings. This is an example of romantic artwork which was then published in copper engravings with careful botanical illustrations and examples. It has some of the finest colour engravings from Redoute’s illustration of Roses, Lilies and some other flowers with fruits. It also covers the greenhouses and gardens of Paris in the Romantic period.
3. Highland Retreats: The Architecture and interiors of Scotland’s Romantic North:it has breathtaking photos of Scotland’s most important and lesser-known houses.  This book tells the story of how people living in North Scotland adopted it as a retreat and then left a legacy of architecture and decoration inspired by the romanticised image of the Highlands.  They were shooting lodges designed to accommodate the guests, who flocked north for the sporting season.  These houses are picturesque Ornees and south baronial castles to arts and craft mansions and modern eco- lodges. A good number of these houses still survive in their original condition and some are owned by descendants of their families.
4. God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain: Pugin was one of the greatest architects in Britain and his career was one of the most dramatic in the Romantic age of Britain.  It is a biography which draws upon several unpublished letters to recreate life as an artist.  He was a propogandist, a romantic artist, a remarkable historian and a biographer.
5. City of the Soul:  Rome and the Romantics:  This book critically examines how international visitors fashioned Rome’s visual and literary image from the 18th to 19th centuries. This eternal city emerges as a physical place, and as a romantic idea into which artists and writers projected their imaginations and longings. This book will be a great kaleidoscope for students of art history and architecture.

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