Ashley's first blog: A little about my life

 The Romantic Era was almost like a movement which aimed to push the different boundaries of artistic expression, emphasizing emotions, nature, imagination, individualism, among other factors. This Era had many different styles, ranging from Romantic to Impressionist and post Impressionist. For this blog, I will be discussing the works of art of the Romantic style and the Realist style.                                        Romantic Style                                                                      Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix,  Liberty Leading the People  (July 28, 1830), September–December 1830, oil on canvas, 260 x 325 cm (Mus...

 The classical era had artistic styles of ancient Greece and Rome and the paintings focused on realism, harmony, proportion, among other factors. During this era, there were two very popular styles of painting: Rococo and Neoclassical. Neoclassicism featured more religious and mythological themes while the rococo style featured more nature, scenes of love, youth, etc. Neoclassicism art arose mostly due to the reaction against the sensuous and frivolously decorative rococo style in Europe. One very important and influential change that came from neoclassicism was morality in art. Morality was not viewed as important in rococo style art but thanks to neoclassicism, pieces of art during this era started showing themes of public virtue, patriotic sacrifice and good, moral deeds.                                             ...