Romantic artists

Romantic artists emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as part of the Romantic movement, which emphasized emotion, individualism, and nature over reason and classical ideals. They sought to express intense feelings and explore the sublime, often depicting dramatic landscapes, heroic figures, and themes of love, tragedy, and the supernatural. Key figures include painters like J.M.W. Turner and Caspar David Friedrich, and writers such as William Wordsworth and Mary Shelley. Romanticism was a response to the Industrial Revolution and Enlightenment thinking, celebrating imagination and human experience in a rapidly changing world.