Bieshelt Romantic Era Art Blog

 

View of the City of Edinburgh


This first piece of art created by Alexander Nasmyth in 1822, displays a nice calm landscape, this seemed to be similar to half the art in this period. It has a nice blend of colors reaching from light to dark. Has nice form in the depth of the picture with objects in the background. It also seemed to have a little bit of texture look to it with the detailing on the trees and river bed. 


View of the castle of Heidelberg


With a very similar art name, from Carl Anton J. Rottmann painted in 1815, this piece of art is similar with the focus on the landscape and specifically of a castle. This piece has a bright focal point of light that the artists uses well in the art pulling shadows from it. Similarly does a good job with the different levels of the picture making it seem 3 dimensional. The lines in both of these works are very organic following the nature they are copying. 


Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken in Jaffa


This art by Antoine Jean Gros created in 1804, is a bit different than the landscapes that were painted in a similar period. This seems to have much warmer colors, still using the full spectrum of the colors though. It also does not have the calm easy going nature that the other art had. There are more geometric lines and structures in these paintings than the landscapes. The bright value put on the focus point of the picture makes it stand out compared to the darker corners. 


The Last Day of Pompeii


This painting by Karl Pavlovich Bryullov in 1830 is similar to the previous piece having a much darker tone than the first two presented. Is very much like the last one with the stand out value on the focus point of the picture and darkening as it get less detailed to the edges. The artwork also has the attention to space with 'large' but smaller objects as you move back in the picture. The lines are not as sharp as the previous artist but they are still showing more geometric objects compared to the landscape style artworks of the same period. 


Bibliography



“Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840, British, View of the City of Edinburgh, ca. 1822.” View of the City of Edinburgh, Yale Center for British Art, collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:181. Accessed 29 Oct. 2024.

Haller, Caroline, et al. “15 Romantic Era Paintings: Unleashing Emotion.” CultureFrontier, 1 Sept. 2023, www.culturefrontier.com/romantic-era-paintings/.

“Romanticism Movement Overview.” The Art Story, The Art Story, www.theartstory.org/movement/romanticism. Accessed 29 Oct. 2024.

“View of the Castle of Heidelberg.” Art Printing in Tradition, reproArte, reproarte.com/en/choice-of-topics/style/romanticism/view-of-the-castle-of-heidelberg-detail. Accessed 29 Oct. 2024.







Comments

  1. paulwilliamsjrOctober 30, 2024 at 8:26 PM

    I really like this Painting, "The view of the city Edinburgh", The sky is always remarkable. I love it. In this painting, the sky reminds me of the Alaskan midnight sun, where the sun shines all hours of the day and night. I could just hear the birds sing at three AM as the summer sun shine! The magical castle city is painted beautifully, the lines and texture are perfect. The shapes and colors make it all looks real. The brownish land scape and the green trees really add to the painting. The river and the water really make the whole painting beautiful, it is indeed a wonder land.

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  2. Christian ReevesOctober 31, 2024 at 9:59 AM

    I like the last two pieces you selected over the landscapes in the first two. The use of darkness and chaos within the environment make the piece feel more important to me. I love the detail on the faces and the action given to each scene. While the first two are still wonderfully done and a joy to look at, the last two pieces work to strike emotion in the audience. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Tracey AbrahamOctober 31, 2024 at 9:17 PM

    I liked the "View of the castle of Heidelberg", the bright colors and the focus on where the light is coming from really peaked my interest to the painting. The different shades to create a depth effect while simultaneously following in the path of the light source. Compared to the other three paintings this one stick out as it is the brightest. The other three are interesting paintings with amazing descriptions, but the colors were not as captivating to the eye in my opinion as View of the Castle of Heidelberg.

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