Romanticism & Romantic Art

Resources on romanticism art and literature. The defining characteristics of Romantic painting are, as they are in Romantic literature, nationalism and the power of individual perception. The emergence of Romantic art as an important style came with the establishment of landscape painting in the 18th and 19th centuries. The notion of national spirit is embodied most clearly in the works of John Constable, an outstanding watercolorist who is considered one of the greatest painters of the era. The power of individual perception is most evident in the work of J.M.W. Turner, who, along with Constable, is considered the one of the two most important painters of the romantic period. The links included herein relate specifically to Romanticism and Romantic art.