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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
ART IN THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM, 1789 1848
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Compare and Contrast
Image Flashcards
Term Flashcards
Painting
Key Images
Francisco Goya, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, from Los Caprichos, p. 823,
24.1
Francisco Goya, The Family of Charles IV, p. 824, 24.2
Francisco Goya, The Third of May, 1808, p. 825, 24.3
William Blake, Elohim Creating Adam, p. 826, 24.4
John Constable, The Haywain (Landscape: Noon), p. 828, 24.5
Antoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon in the Pesthouse at Jaffa, p. 840, 24.15
Théodore Géricault, Charging Chasseur, p. 841, 24.16
Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, p. 842, 24.17
Materials and Techniques rinting Process, p. 827
Primary Source: John Constable (1776-1837), from a letter to John Fisher, p. 829
In Spain, Francesco Goya embodied the Romantic style with his portraiture and
contemporary history paintings. In The Family of Charles IV (24.2) the subjects are
portrayed realistically, showing their discomfort with being the subjects of the
painting.
In his landscape paintings, Constable tried to convey a scientific accuracy in which
atmosp
In Germany, David Caspar Friedrich s landscapes were deeply metaphorical with
humans reduced to almost insignificant scale.
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In France, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres continued the tradition of David s
classical forms, combining that style with Romantic themes. This merging of styles
In The Raft of the Medusa (24.17), Théodore Géricault explores the theme of man
versus nature.
Key Images
Antoine-Louis Barye, Tiger Devouring a Gavial of the Ganges, p. 850, 24.26
François Rude, The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792 (La Marseillaise), p. 850, 24.27
Romantic sculpture rejected the Classical model of beauty, morality, and perfection,
instead exploring emotions and composition.
Romantic Revivals in Architecture
Key Images
James Wyatt, Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, p. 852, 24.28
Sir Charles Barry and A. W. N. Welby Pugin, The Houses of Parliament, London, p. 852,
24.29
In England, Romantic revival styles were strongly felt in architecture with the Gothic
revival, the Classical revival, and Eclecticism.
Key Terms/Places/Names
Hudson River School
Orientalism
the Barbizon School
Gothic revival
Discussion Questions
1. Compare and contrast Francisco Goya s The Family of Charles IV (24.2) and Diego
Velázquez The Maids of Honor (19.38).
2. In what ways do Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Eugène Delacroix seemingly
represent the opposing forces of early nineteenth-century French painting? What
specific works by these artists exemplify their attitudes and artistic philosophies?
6. Abbey in an Oak Forest The Oxbow (24.9). Do
they evoke the same mood? Why or why not?
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8. Portrait of an Insane Man (Man Suffering from
Delusions of Military Rank) (24.18) reflect some of the interests of the Romantic
painters?
Resources
Books
Abrams, Ann Uhry. The Valiant Hero: Benjamin West and Grand-Style History Painting.
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1985.
Harris, Enriqueta. Goya, revised ed. London: Phaidon, 1994.
Powell, Earl A. Thomas Cole. New York: Harry Abrams, 1990.
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