Romanticism

Romanticism, flourishing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, emphasizes emotion, imagination, and individual experience over reason and classical ideals. Artists like Gustav Klimt and Caspar David Friedrich used dramatic colors, dynamic compositions, and evocative subject matter to convey intense feelings and explore themes of nature, heroism, and the sublime. Romanticism often challenges conventional norms, celebrating personal expression and the beauty of the natural world, while seeking to evoke deep emotional responses from its audience.