The romantic

The romantic The birth of Romanticism in the 19th century was a revolution against neoclassical and academic art at that time. Romanticism is based on the pursuit of freedom, equality, fraternity and individual liberation. The pursuit of fantasy beauty, pay attention to the transmission of feelings, like passionate and unrestrained expression of temperament. Romantic art is dynamic against static, strong subjectivity against excessive objectivity. In terms of subject matter, Romanticism mainly describes unique character, exotic mood, tragedy of life, abnormal events, and often finds creative subject matter from some literary works. The pioneer of Romanticism is the French painter Cicot, another French painter Delacroix made romantic painting reached its peak. Cicero (1781 ~ 1824) was a pioneer of French romantic painting. Cilicot was born in Lyon, France, and went to Paris at the age of 15 to study painting. He was deeply influenced by the old masters and created some works with romantic color. Although his life was short, Thericot was full of passion, fantasy and pain, and reflected these feelings in his works. He is good at expressing people's inner feelings in a realistic way. The subject matter of the work is taken from real life, and everything that is not essential is deleted. The Raft of Medusa is the most representative work of Cilicot. Based on the incident of the "Medusa" at that time, it shows the passion and the desire for survival of the shipwrecked sailors who finally saw the rescue ship after 13 days on a raft at sea. Delacroix (1798 ~ 1863) was an important French painter of romantic painting. Born in a lawyer's family near Paris, he had a passion for art since childhood and entered the Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 18. During this period, he met the pioneer of romantic painting, known as Cilicot, and was inspired by Cilicot. Delacroix is a painter with outstanding achievements and great influence in the history of western art, especially the formation and development of romantic painting has made an important contribution. He is regarded as a master of the past. Delacroix not only summarized the artistic achievements of famous artists since the Renaissance, but also influenced a number of subsequent artists. Many people derive inspiration and advice from him. Delacroix had a vivid and quick imagination, and a sensitivity that few others had. He opposed the rigid and mediocre style of classical painting at that time, and advocated the liberation of individuality and the expression of emotion. His paintings are good at showing volatile and active scenes, with bright colors and bold and bold. His important works are Dante and Virgil, The Massacre on the Island of Hia, Liberty Leading the People and so on. Romantic paintings "The Raft of Medusa," "Dante and Virgil," "The Massacre on the Island of Hia," "Liberty Leading the People."