Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus (1844)

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986, 1986-26-17: https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/82626

Between 1789 and 1848 Europe was convulsed by wars and revolutions.  We still live with their impact today.  Nowhere was that process of destruction and re-invention more tangible and moving than in the field of the arts.  Out went the balance and harmony of the old order, and in came the chaos, colour, and violence of Romanticism. 

We shall focus on the creative genius unleashed by this period of tumult and change.  Subjects will include the work of Turner and Constable and their fascination with nature, the exotic disorder of Delacroix, and the renewed interest in the medieval and the Gothic.  We shall also explore the profound influence of such literary figures as Byron, Shakespeare, and Goethe.

RJW F222307 Online freelance course (via Zoom)

10 weeks, Wednesday 28 September - Wednesday 7 December (incl., with half-term break on 26 October)

£110 (individual registration); £176 (for two people sharing one screen).