During the romantic era from 1770s to 1850s a lot of painters emerged who drew romantic paintings. At that time, romance, love, and emotions were at their peak and that is why we call it the romantic era. In this article, we are going to tell you about 5 great paintings that they drew during the romantic era and became all time famous.
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
This is a Painting by Caspar David Friedrich that he drew in 1818. It’s basically a portrait, in which, we can see a man that is standing on the peak of a rocky mountain and he is facing a landscape. His back is towards the audience and he has a stick in the hand. The landscape he is watching is cloudy and he stands above the clouds. There are some more mountain peaks in front of him. The color choice of the entire painting is very soothing to the eyes.
Liberty Leading the People
This is a Painting by Eugène Delacroix from 1830. The scene is from a war that the French have won. There is a lady in white dress whose boobs are visible and the painter has portrayed her as liberty. There are some gunned men accompanying her and some dead people on the ground. He has portrayed freedom and liberty of France as a woman or as a goddess who has helped France liberate. There is a smoky and foggy background with some damaged skyscrapers.
The Raft of the Medusa
This Painting by Théodore Géricault took about more than a year to complete. The painter started in 1818 and completed in 1819. He was just 27 when he finished it. This painting The Raft of the Medusa is an oil canvas painting in which we can see a broken raft sailing in a very wild sea in the middle of nowhere. There are a few dead people on the raft and the remaining survivors have noticed a ship approaching them, which is completely unbelievable.
The Fighting Temeraire
The Fighting Temeraire is a Painting by J. M. W. Turner from 1838. It is an oil painting in which we can see a damaged and old warship that heads to the left of the painting. The sky is mostly foggy and smoky and most of the surrounding of the ship is ghostly and foggy. It is about to reach the harbour and there is a blue triangle that shows clear sky. The ways this painter has depicted the old warship is one of the main reasons why the painting became so famous.
The Lady of Shalott
This is a Painting by John William Waterhouse that he painted using oil paints on a canvas in 1888. We can see a woman sailing in a boat who is love struck for a knight. The woman is wearing a white dress with waist length red hair and sails in a black boat that looks pretty royal.
Conclusion
There are endless paintings that the painters from the romantic era painted. However, we are quite confused how they got famous because it’s very difficult for the viewers to understand what the painter wants to say through their painting.
