Romantism

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One of the most important artisitic movements was Romanticism. It was an artistic and itellectual movement that originated in the late 18th century in Europe. It was also a reaction against Neoclassicism. It was the Romantic style or movement in literature and art. It was a style which is individualistic, beautiful, exotic, and emotionally wrought.

1.What was the focus (theme) of the movement? The themes of the Romantisism was on such emmotions: Trepidation, horror and the comfort of the nature

2.How did historical events influence the movement? It influenced a lot, the artist drew what they were feeling at the time. If they were mad, sad angry or happy

3.What medium did the movement focus on, if any? It elevated Folk Art, language and custom, as well as arguing for an epistemology based on usage and custom.

4.What innovations were apparent in the movement? In 1948 some scholars saw romanticism as completely continuous with the present, some saw it as the inaugural moment of modernity, some saw it as the beginning of a tradition of resistance to the Enlightenment, and still others date it firmly in the direct aftermath of the French Revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism



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