Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, 1818, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. Deatil.
Romanticism developed in Europe in the late 1700s and gradually grew to become a phenomenon across the Western world. In art, it marks a significant shift from the values of Neoclassicism, which advocated for simplicity, logic, and a return to idealized beauty as seen in Ancient Greece and Rome. By contrast, Romantic art is all about subjectivity and imagination. Nature often takes centre stage, especially with representations that aim to portray the pursuit of the sublime and of mankind’s inferiority as opposed to the grandeur of nature and natural phenomena.
Romanticism gave us some of the most iconic artworks in Western culture. But do you think you know your Romantic art? Let’s put your knowledge to the test with this Romanticism quiz!
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Let’s start with a classic. Who painted this iconic masterpiece?
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, 1818, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany.
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Leigh Lowry
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