Romanticism the Romantic Era Oil Paintings

At the end of the 18th century and well into the 19th, Romanticism quickly spread throughout Europe and the United States as a new art form. It challenges the rational ideal held so tightly during the enlightenment. The artists emphasized that sense and emotions - not simply reason and order - were equally important means of understanding and experiencing the world. Romanticism celebrated the individual imagination and intuition in the enduring search for their individual rights and liberty.