Paintings from the Romantic Era

• Emerged in the late 18th century as a rejection of Enlightenment rationalism.
• Emphasized emotion, individuality, and imagination.
• Valued the sublime, nature, and intense personal experiences.
• Portrayed breathtaking landscapes, turbulent seascapes, and natural phenomena.
• Aimed to evoke emotions, awe, wonder, and melancholy.
• J.M.W. Turner, Caspar David Friedrich, Francisco Goya.
• Turner's atmospheric seascapes, Friedrich's contemplative landscapes, Goya's dark works