1. Revolutions in the Arts
Chapter 8 Section 4
Revolutions in the Arts

2. THE LADY OF SHALOTT by John William Waterhouse
Poem, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

3. Nationalism ushers in a romantic movement in arts and ideas!
Pre-1850's
1. How did the ideas of romanticism contrast with Enlightenment ideas?
ENLIGHTENMENT = Logic and Reason
ROMANTICISM = Emotions and Feelings
(Nature’s beauty; Supernatural themes)

4. Nationalism ushers in a romantic movement in arts and ideas!
Pre-1850's
2. How were the ideas of romanticism reflected in literature?
Glorified heroes
Supernatural (GOTHIC NOVELS)
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelly
Beauty of nature
Revolutionary spirit

5. Nationalism ushers in a romantic movement in arts and ideas!
Pre-1850's
3. How was romanticism reflected in art?
Beauty of nature
Heroic individuals

6. Nationalism ushers in a romantic movement in arts and ideas!
Pre-1850's
4. How did romanticism affect the music of the time?
Romantic themes popularized music…not just Church themes anymore
Blending of notes to create emotional themes
Beethoven (5th Symphony)

7. THE GLEANERS – 1857 by Jean Francois Millet

8. Realism in art and literature replaces romantic idealism
Post-1850's
What trends of events led to a shift from romanticism to realism?
Industrialization
Invention of the CAMERA

9. Realism in art and literature replaces romantic idealism
Post-1850's
How did photography exemplify the art of the new industrial age?
Made it possible to record “reality” and then analyze reality objectively
“Frees” artists to paint their “impressions”…their “abstract” interpretation of the world…
New “schools” of art… IMPRESSIONISM…ABSTRACT

10. SUNRISE by Claude Monet 1872

11. Realism in art and literature replaces romantic idealism
Post-1850's
8. What did realist novelists hope to accomplish with their exposes?
Social Reform
Improved working conditions