Tag: Romanticsm

Women being dramatic and waving their arms around. Very dramatic. Karl Bryullov, artist (1799-1852). The son of an engraver, he also studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts. A key figure in transition from the Russian neoclassicism to romanticism.

“Girl, gathering grapes in the vicinity of Naples.” 1827. Russian. Oil on canvas. Collections of the State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Brullov_02.jpeg
“A Dream of a Girl before Sunrise.” 1830-1833. Watercolor. Image source tamsquare.com. Collections of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Briullov,Karl-_A_Dream_of_a_Girl_Before_a_Sunrise.jpg
“The Last Day of Pompeii.” 1833. Russian. Oil on canvas. Collections of the State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Brullov_-The_Last_Day_of_Pompeii-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Spanish children from just a little while ago. Antonio María Esquivel, portraitist. Living from 1806 to 1857, he was part of the Romantic School. Studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

Manuel Flores Calderón
“Manuel Flores Calderón.” ca. 1842. Oil on canvas. Image © 2019. Museo Nacional del Prado. Fair use license. via https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/manuel-flores-calderon/d302b286-b051-4916-8c4a-7e54c0197262

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Children playing with a ram. 1843. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Museo Romántico, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_M%C2%AA_Esquivel_-_Children_playing_with_a_ram_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

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Raimundo Roberto and Fernando José, the sons of HRH the Infanta Josefa Fernanda de Borbón Antonio María Esquivel (1806-1857). 1855. Oil on canvas. Image © Museo Nacional del Prado. Fair use license. via http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2016/10/23/34475545.html

Early Romantic art with a bit of the fantastic tossed in. French. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, artist. Living from 1767 to 1824, he studied under David.

"The Entombment of Atala." Shown at the Salon in 1808.
“The Entombment of Atala.” Shown at the Salon in 1808. Image © 2007 Musée du Louvre / Angèle Dequier. Fair use license. via https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/entombment-atala

"Malvina Mourning the death of her Fiancé Oscar." 19th c.
“Malvina Mourning the death of her Fiancé Oscar.” ca. 1802. One of a number of works commissioned by Napoleon for his château at Malmaison. Collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. In the public domain. via https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/80236/malvina-mourning-death-her-fianc%C3%A9-oscar

"Le combat." 19th c.
“Le combat.” 19th c. Collection of the Château de Compiègne. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_combat,_Anne-Louis_Girodet-Trioson.jpg

Picturesque and mostly fantasized up ruins painted through a Romantic lens. French. Hubert Robert, artist. Living from 1733 to 1808, he was almost guillotined but by accident they got someone else.

"Fantaisie Egyptienne." 1760.
“Fantaisie Egyptienne.” 1760. Oil on canvas. In the public domain due to age. via https://pixels.com/featured/fantaisie-egyptienne-hubert-robert.html

"Le Pont Sur Le Torrent." 1780's.
“Le Pont Sur Le Torrent.” 1780’s. Private collection. In the public domain due to age. via http://pamayres.blogspot.com/2010/11/artist-hubert-robert-and-some-of-his.html

"Antiquities of Provence." ca. 1790-1800.
“Antiquities of Provence.” ca. 1790-1800. Oil on canvas. Private collection. In the public domain due to age. via http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2010/05/robert-des-ruines.html

"Imaginary View of the Grand Gallery of the Louvre in Ruins." 1796.
“Imaginary View of the Grand Gallery of the Louvre in Ruins.” 1796. Collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. In the public domain due to age. via http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2010/05/robert-des-ruines.html

Norway through a romanticist eye. Landscapes by painter Hans Fredrik Gude. Living from 1825 to 1903, he is considered to be one of Norway’s foremost landscape painters. Associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

"Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord." 1848.
“Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord.” 1848. Oil on canvas. Gude and Adolph Tidemand, painters. Collection of the National Gallery of Norway, Oslo. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adolph_Tidemand_%26_Hans_Gude_-_Bridal_Procession_on_the_Hardangerfjord_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

"The Fjord At Sandviken." 1879.
“The Fjord At Sandviken.” 1879. In the public domain due to age. via https://pixels.com/featured/the-fjord-at-sandviken-hans-fredrik-gude.html

"By the Coast." 1895.
“By the Coast.” 1895. Signed On verso label numbered 234. © 2008-2019 Bukowski Auktioner AB. Fair use license. via https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/574/161-hans-fredrik-gude-by-the-coast

Paintings of an old England that isn’t coming back. British. Samuel Palmer, artist. Living from 1805 to 1881, he was part of the Romanticism movement.

"Harvest Moon." 19th c.
“Harvest Moon.” 19th c. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://www.gatehousepress.com/2013/05/samuel-palmers-valley-of-vision/

The Magic Apple Tree, by Samuel Palmer
“The Magic Apple Tree.” ca. 1830. Pen and India ink with watercolor mixed with a gum like medium in paper. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Fair use license. via https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/collections/drawingsandwatercolours/12193

Landscape. No date.
Landscape. No date. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. Photo credit: Martin Beek. via http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/palmer_samuel.html

"Old England's Sunday Evening." ca. 1874.
“Old England’s Sunday Evening.” ca. 1874. Watercolor over pencil heightened with body color. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via http://www.sothebys.com/es/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/british-irish-art-l13133/lot.13.html