Romanticism and Art

In the age of revolutions, at the end of the 18th century, the mental and spiritual life of Europe and North America began to undergo a historic and irreversible change. The ideas of spontaneity, direct expression and natural feeling transformed the arts, encouraging artists to explore the extremes in human nature, from heroism to insanity and despair.

• Author
• William Vaughan

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 288

• Publisher
• Thames & Hudson

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780500202753

• Genres
• art, history, romanticism

• Release date
• 1994