The English Romanticism
The Romanticism as a whole movement originated because artistic people didn’t want to follow principles of the Classical Art. They wanted to fully reveal the inner world of a person. The French Revolution was a reason for the appearance of the Romanticism. It changed the understanding of the human place in the world. The German Romanticism was influenced by philosophy, mysterious, and fairy tales. The French Romanticism was more influenced by revolution and wishes of people to build a new society.
It seems The English Romanticism has found its own way. In this case, we can see how romantic pathos connected with elements of realistic painting. But like in other countries, feelings, imagination, the sublime and picturesque were the main categories of the English Romanticism.
In the early English Romanticism (1793 – 1812), we can see bold aesthetic quests, interest to national history, styling forms of folk art, but at the same time, there are conservative of political and philosophic views. In the beginning of the late Romanticism (1812 – 1832), such ideas like protection of human rights and progressive forms came influenced this movement. But like in the German Romanticism, English artists were passionate about Greek mythology and history. English landscape painters became known at the dawn of the fiercest battles between academics and romantics. Their bold free picturesque technique, expressed in its own way, their interest in nature had a huge impact on the art of the XIX century.
The English artist, John Constable, made the most significant impact on the English art of XIX century. Constable achieved a skillful transfer of rapidly changing lighting effects, the feeling of freshness of greenery, and the life of each object. He was the first who started to paint in the open air.
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