Romanticism from 1750-1850 focused on nature, emotion, and individualism as artists rejected reason and realism. Realism from the mid-1800s aimed to accurately portray everyday life, as seen in the works of Charles Dickens. Impressionism from the 1870s emerged as artists explored new techniques like visible brush strokes to capture fleeting moments and impressions.

1. Romanticism, RealismRomanticism, Realism
and Impressionismand Impressionism

2. Romanticism 1750-1850Romanticism 1750-1850
This movement wasThis movement was
made up of writers,made up of writers,
poets, artists andpoets, artists and
composers wentcomposers went
away from reasonaway from reason
and the reality of theand the reality of the
Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution
towards the beautytowards the beauty
and power of natureand power of nature

3. Some ExamplesSome Examples
Lord ByronLord Byron
““My joys, my grief, my passionsMy joys, my grief, my passions
and my powers made me aand my powers made me a
stranger”.stranger”.
The romantic hero with a darkThe romantic hero with a dark
past was written and painterspast was written and painters
used bold new colors to bringused bold new colors to bring
about emotion.about emotion.

6. BeethovenBeethoven
Composers likeComposers like
Beethoven usedBeethoven used
the new inventionthe new invention
of the orchestra toof the orchestra to
make people feelmake people feel
emotion.emotion.

7. RealismRealism
This was the attempt to show the world howThis was the attempt to show the world how
life really was.life really was.
They rejected the romantic emphasis onThey rejected the romantic emphasis on
imagination.imagination.
 Writers like Charles Dickens wrote booksWriters like Charles Dickens wrote books
such as Oliver Twist about the poor andsuch as Oliver Twist about the poor and
working class.working class.

8. Realist PaintingRealist Painting
“I cannot paint an
angel because I have
never seen one”.
Gustave Courbet,
French realistic
Painter

10. Impressionists and PostImpressionists and Post
Impressionists 1870’sImpressionists 1870’s
Photography came about and painters werePhotography came about and painters were
looking for a new way to expresslooking for a new way to express
themselves.themselves.
They decided to show brush strokes andThey decided to show brush strokes and
they wanted to capture the eye in a firstthey wanted to capture the eye in a first
impression.impression.
They took a different view of familiarThey took a different view of familiar
subjects.subjects.

11. Monet

12. DegasDegas

13. Van Gogh

15. SeuratSeurat

16. Now that you have seen the Romantic andNow that you have seen the Romantic and
Impressionist work what do you think? What areImpressionist work what do you think? What are
the differences between the two? Which do youthe differences between the two? Which do you
like better and why?like better and why?
Romantic
Impressionist