Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

From the collapse of the ‘Ancien Regime’ and the ravages of a 25 year war, the “Long 19th Century” took us to the outbreak of a very different war in 1914, in a very different world.

This course examines the expression of change in the arts – from Goya in Spain, Blake in England and the Impressionists in France. As Empires expanded we will look at the impact of trade and new materials and of new and exotic influences on artists from Delacroix to Picasso.

Asserting the Self

In this lecture, yo will see how across Europe, the optimistic character of the 18th century became the intense individualism of Romanticism as faith in human reason crumbled in the face a generation of conflict. The art of Goya moved from dignified royal portraiture to fantastic mythological struggles, echoing the “Horrors of War”; William Blake explored spirituality and Fuseli expressed the horror of a shattered world.

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