Chapter 23 Section 5Chapter 23 Section 5Literature, Music and Art in Literature, Music and Art in

the Industrial Agethe Industrial Age

Mr. LoveMr. Love

World History 3World History 3

RomanticismRomanticism

• Romanticism – These artists were interested in Romanticism – These artists were interested in showing the life as they thought it should be rather showing the life as they thought it should be rather than as it really was.than as it really was.

• Famous romantics – William Wordsworth, John Famous romantics – William Wordsworth, John Keats, and Lord ByronKeats, and Lord Byron

• Sir Walter ScottSir Walter Scott wrote about the days of wrote about the days of knighthood.knighthood.

• In Germany, the In Germany, the Grimm brothersGrimm brothers collected collected fairytales that are popular today.fairytales that are popular today.

• James Fenimore Cooper wrote adventure stories James Fenimore Cooper wrote adventure stories that idealized the American Indian and the frontier that idealized the American Indian and the frontier (Last of the Mohicans) (Last of the Mohicans)

Romantic Music, Painting and Romantic Music, Painting and ArchitectureArchitecture

• Famous composer from Germany, Famous composer from Germany, Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven. . Expressed a love of nature in his Expressed a love of nature in his music.music.

• Polish born composer Frederic Polish born composer Frederic Chopin as well as Russian composer Chopin as well as Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky.Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

• These operas were very nationalistic. These operas were very nationalistic. What does this mean? What does this mean?

Romantic Music, Painting and Romantic Music, Painting and ArchitectureArchitecture

• Painters take to the landscape to Painters take to the landscape to paint rather than sitting in a studio. paint rather than sitting in a studio. Brought intense color to the Brought intense color to the paintings.paintings.

• Architecture expressed itself in a Architecture expressed itself in a Gothic revival. An attempt to Gothic revival. An attempt to recreate the great architectural style recreate the great architectural style of the Middle Ages.of the Middle Ages.

PhotographyPhotography

• The age of photography began in 1839 The age of photography began in 1839 when Louis-Jaques-Mande Daguerre when Louis-Jaques-Mande Daguerre introduced his daguerreotype, an early introduced his daguerreotype, an early type of photograph.type of photograph.

• Major impact on the world.Major impact on the world.• William Jackson’s photos of Yellowstone William Jackson’s photos of Yellowstone

influenced Congress to make it the first influenced Congress to make it the first national park.national park.

• Matthew Brady’s Civil War pictures Matthew Brady’s Civil War pictures showed the realities of war. How was war showed the realities of war. How was war seen before photographs? seen before photographs?

Civil War photographyCivil War photography

• Many of the Many of the famous famous photographs will photographs will lead to another lead to another form of painting – form of painting – realism.realism.

• AntietemAntietem

The Rise of RealismThe Rise of Realism

• In the mid- 1800’s some writers and artists In the mid- 1800’s some writers and artists began to deal with everyday life and social began to deal with everyday life and social settings, an approach called settings, an approach called realismrealism. .

• In the US one form of realism was In the US one form of realism was regionalismregionalism, which focused on everyday , which focused on everyday life in particular places. (Mark Twain)life in particular places. (Mark Twain)

• In the late 1800’s, the In the late 1800’s, the naturalistsnaturalists took took realism even further. They showed the realism even further. They showed the ugly and unpleasant aspects of life. ugly and unpleasant aspects of life. (poverty, social problems)(poverty, social problems)

RealismRealism

The Rise of RealismThe Rise of Realism

• ImpressionismImpressionism – tried to paint vivid – tried to paint vivid impressions of people and places. Claude impressions of people and places. Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir were Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir were leading impressionists. leading impressionists.

Experiments in Art FormsExperiments in Art Forms

• Impressionism led Impressionism led to post to post impressionism.impressionism.

• Emphasized color Emphasized color design over design over realism.realism.

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