What is Romanticism?
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Romanticism
Looking at paintings like Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog and Monk by the Sea by the artist Caspar David Friedrich, this video discusses the art movement known as Romanticism. It covers the main ideas and themes in Romantic art, such as the sublime, and looks at a variety of artists, from Goya and J.M.W. Turner to Eugène Delacroix and José María Velasco.
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich, c. 1818, oil on canvas, 94.8 cm × 74.8 cm (37.3 in × 29.4). Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg. Photo © Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Video chapters
0:00 Standing Before the Sea of Fog
0:50 Defining Romanticism
3:10 The Allure of the Sublime
3:55 Landscape as National Identity
4:53 Beyond Landscapes
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