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  2. Romantic art - Wikipedia

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    Its influence eventually spread globally, shaping various art forms and inspiring artists to express a more profound, emotional response to the natural world and societal changes. Romantic art highlighted the power of the individual perspective and the universal human experience, resonating across different cultures and leading to lasting ...

  3. Romanticism - Wikipedia

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    Better known authors such as Alessandro Manzoni and Giacomo Leopardi were influenced by Enlightenment as well as by Romanticism and Classicism. [90] An Italian romanticist writer who produced works in various genres, including short stories and novels (such as Ricciarda o i Nurra e i Cabras ), was the Piedmontese Giuseppe Botero (1815–1885 ...

  4. Symbolist painting - Wikipedia

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    He later focused on religious art and mural painting, and founded the Studio of Sacred Art. [91] The Swiss-born Vallotton began in woodcut, with a certain modernist tendency. His work is characterized by eroticism and black humor, with nudes of flat composition in which the influence of Japanese art is denoted and faces that look like masks.

  5. William Blake - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. English poet and artist (1757–1827) For other people named William Blake, see William Blake (disambiguation). William Blake Portrait by Thomas Phillips (1807) Born (1757-11-28) 28 November 1757 Soho, London, England Died 12 August 1827 (1827-08-12) (aged 69) Charing Cross, London ...

  6. Romanticism in France - Wikipedia

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    Delacroix's work was an example of another tendency of romanticism, the use of exotic settings; in French romanticism, these were usually in Egypt or the Middle East. He is best known for Liberty leading the People (1830), shown in the Salon of 1831, inspired by the combat outside the Hotel de Ville in Paris during the July Revolution of 1830 ...

  7. Western painting - Wikipedia

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    The art of this period combines Insular and "barbarian" influences with a strong Byzantine influence and an aspiration to recover classical monumentality and poise. Walls of Romanesque and Gothic churches were decorated with frescoes as well as sculpture and many of the few remaining murals have great intensity, and combine the decorative ...

  8. Orientalism - Wikipedia

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    Romantic Orientalism incorporates African and Asian geographic locations, well-known colonial and "native" personalities, folklore, and philosophies to create a literary environment of colonial exploration from a distinctly European worldview. The current trend in analysis of this movement references a belief in this literature as a mode to ...

  9. History of art - Wikipedia

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    Celtic art, known for its intricate patterns, symbolic motifs, and distinctive designs, evolved over a long period, with its roots stretching back to the early Iron Age. This rich and diverse artistic tradition spans several centuries and regions, primarily encompassing what is today Ireland, Britain, France, and parts of Central and Eastern ...