{"product_id":"the-romantic-rebellion-9780719542374","title":"The Romantic Rebellion","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith his extraordinary knowledge  clarity and style Kenneth Clark discusses thirteen important artists representing one of the greatest periods in the history of art - the second half of the eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century.During the second half of the eighteenth century  when the spirit of revolution was rising through Europe  a division appeared in all the arts  deeper and more radical than any that had preceded it. Rivalry arose between two schools of painting  the Romantic and the Classic. The doctrine of Classic art aspired to the ideal found in Greco-Roman antiquities; subjects were drawn from episodes in antique history or poetry that pointed a moral - acts of self-sacrifice or patriotism. Romantic art appealed to the emotions  in particular the fear and exhilaration aroused by storm  bloodshed and ferocity  so prevalent at the time. The emotional effect of a picture was heightened by color  violent light and shade and exaggerated movement  made shockingly natural - far removed from the tranquility and sculptural forms of classicism. In practice  however  the two schools overlapped. Both attached importance to subject matter and looked to the past for it. \"Every great classical artist was a romantic at heart and vice versa; the distinction between them is more convenient than real \" writes Kenneth Clark.To trace this \"rebellion\" Kenneth Clark brings into focus the artistic creativity of thirteen David  Goya  Piranesi  Fuseli  Blake  Ingres  Gericault  Delacroix  Turner  Constable  Millet  Degas and Rodin - all but one successful and influential  all part of the European movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67948414828597,"sku":"ByrdShop_0719542375","price":88.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-romantic-rebellion-9780719542374","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}