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Romanticism: The Beautiful and the Sublime in Art

By (author) Norbert Wolf

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This richly illustrated volume invites readers to explore the phenomenon and fascination of Romanticism, a movement that shaped the cultural and aesthetic landscape of the nineteenth century and continues to resonate in modern consciousness. The Romantic era ignited a profound shift in the arts, celebrating imagination, emotion, and the sublime power of nature. The book offers a nuanced view of Romanticismâ€™s revolutionary impact. It journeys through the movementâ€™s origins in the experimental ferment of the eighteenth century, its apex in German, French, and British painting, and its later echoes across Europe and North America. The author examines key figures such as Caspar David Friedrich, J.M.W. Turner, EugeÌ€ne Delacroix, and TheÌodore GeÌricault, exploring their transformative approaches to landscape, light, and human passion. The narrative also unravels the movementâ€™s intricate relationship with themes of melancholy, the sublime, and the spiritual reconciliation of the individual with the universal. Acclaimed art historian Norbert Wolf illuminates Romanticismâ€™s capacity to evoke longing, its poeticization of life through art, and its engagement with profound contradictionsâ€” an embrace of both light and shadow. By tracing the stylistic and cultural trajectories of Romantic painting, from Germanyâ€™s High Romanticism to the North American Hudson River School, he situates these works within broader artistic and intellectual traditions. Filled with breathtaking reproductions of major works, and backed by impeccable scholarship,Â RomanticismÂ reveals a movement that transcended national boundaries and bridged the intersection of emotion, imagination, and the sublime.

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