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What is romanticism

Characteristics

It is a cultural movement that originated in Germany and the United Kingdom at the end of the 18th century as a revolutionary reaction against the Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, giving priority to feelings.

Some characteristics of romanticism are:

Rejection of neoclassicism and the Enlightenment: Romanticism initially emerged in England, France and Germany as a contrast to the intellectual movement of the Enlightenment and its neoclassical artistic expression, which quickly resulted in the standardization of forms and content.

Exaltation of feelings and subjectivity:Consequently, the center of romanticism revolved around the exaltation of feelings and subjectivity, which allowed the liberation of artists and art.

Rebellion against the rules of art and literature:The artists of Romanticism opposed the rigidity of academicism and freed art from the rules, which favored the explosion of artistic creativity.

Cult of the self and individualism:If before the artist had to create according to the commission and limit himself to the intentions of the patron, with the freedom acquired the artist could focus on individuality.