Title: Romanticism Movement Overview | TheArtStory
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"The eye altering, alters all." 9 of 13
"Imagination abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of source of their wonders." 10 of 13
Francisco de Goya
"I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am." 11 of 13
"Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling." 12 of 13
"A painter should paint not only what he sees before him, but also what he sees within himself." 13 of 13
Summary of Romanticism
At the end of the 18 th century and well into the 19 th, Romanticism quickly spread throughout Europe and the United States to challenge the rational ideal held so tightly during the Enlightenment. The artists emphasized that sense and emotions - not simply reason and order - were equally important means of understanding and experiencing the world. Romanticism celebrated the individual imagination and intuition in the enduring search for individual rights and liberty.