Romanticism and Art

World of Art

by William Vaughan

In the age of revolutions, at the end of the eighteenth century, the mental and spiritual life of North America and Europe began to undergo a historic and irreversible change. The ideas of spontaneity, direct expression and natural feeling transformed the arts, encouraging artists to explore the extremes in human nature, from heroism to insanity and despair. Widely praised on its previous appearance as Romantic Art and now revised, William Vaughan's classic study analyzes the achievement of the leading artists of the age - masters such as Goya, Blake, Gericault, Turner and Delacroix - and sets in context a host of fascinating figures in painting, sculpture and Palmer, Runge, Soane, Gros, Overbeck, Schinkel, Flaxman, Pugin, Bingham and many more. The result is an invaluable account of a dramatic and contradictory artistic epoch.

Genres: Art, Art History, Nonfiction, History, Reference, Romanticism

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[isabella gutierrez · Rating 2 out of 5]

someone explain to me the function of an art book where 90% of the art in the book was not put in color

[Lilly Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes I am adding all my school readings to goodreads to bulk up my 2023 reading goal. What about it? This one’s a good overview of Romanticism- quite detailed without being too heavy on the philosophical/theoretical aspects of romanticism- explains them with clarity. Lots of images as well :)

[Nusrat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why publish a book (which is really informative and helpful) about Art but not print in colour?

[Libby · Rating 4 out of 5]

need to get better at skim reading instead of becoming utterly engrossed in a 250 page book I only picked up for a single chapter.

[anne. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gift from the eternally lovely Ms. O'Neil...given to me just when I needed it. I'm putting it in my take-to-the-studio bag right this second!

[Ankeen Mcguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

an incredibly well written book.

[Michaela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice clarity in dealing with complex and often vague concepts.

[Claire Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Last chance to figure out the difference between Enlightenment Art & Romantic Art :S...