Classicromantic
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CLASSICISM vs. ROMANTICISM
Neo-Classicism vs Romanticism Greek/Roman influence Emphasis on Society Age of Reason
Rationality Philosophy Deism
Euro-centric Cities Enlightenment
Science
Medieval/Oriental influence Emphasis on Individual Age of Passion
Emotion Imagination Spirituality
Interest in the Exotic Nature: pastoral and wild Revolution
Social Justice
NATURENeo-Classical Romantic
Universal Subject to human control Gardens Source of peace and
tranquillity Untamed nature:
dangerous/evil
Particular Beyond human control Mountains, oceans,
forests Source of inspiration
and spirituality Untamed nature:
exhilarating/sublime
Gainsborough, St James Park
Friedrich, Solitary Tree
LOVENeo-Classical Romantic
Universal Subject to human control Marriage
Social Contract Economic Contract Attraction between social
and intellectual equals Source of peace and
tranquillity
Particular Beyond human control Passion
Individual choice Search for soul-mate Forbidden attractions:
social, exotic, incestual Source of inspiration,
exhilaration and despair
Gaspar NetscherA Musical Evening
John Smibert, Bishop Berkeley and His Family
Caspar David Friedrich, Woman at Sunrise
William BlakeThe Enslavement of Experience
The Transcendance of Imagination
Neo-Classical Artist
Social Arbiter of Taste Elitist Moral Intellectual Critic
Louis Michel van Loo Portrait of Diderot
Romantic Artist
Loner Unconventional Interested in the
“noble savage” Amoral Genius Prophet
George Gordon Lord Byron