The Expansion of Arts and Literature SOL 6 F

In Music Johann Sebastian Bach – A German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity – Revered for their intellectual depth, technical command and artistic beauty, Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected throughout Europe during his lifetime, – He is now generally regarded as one of the main composers of the Baroque style, and as one of the greatest composers of all time

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. – He composed over 600 works of music – He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.

Literature A Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His famous book was, Don Quixote, which is considered the first modern European novel and a classic of Western literature

Painting Delacroix A French Romantic artist regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school of Art.

Reaction of Politics [Nationalism]

Painting What is Romantic Art An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe. It was a reaction to the Industrial Revolution. – In part, it was also a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature. – It was found most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature.

Rejection of Industrialization

Goya [Nationalism]

Raft of the Medusa [Man vs. Nature]

Supernatural aspect of Nature

German Gothic Romanticism

Revolutionary Propaganda and Nationalism

Nationalism