Movements

Joseph Turner's Painting Movements

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Amanda Tichenor

ROMANTICISM 

Originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe

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Against aristocratic social and political norms

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Against the scientific rationalization of nature

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Used to refer to various artistic, intellectual, and social trends of the era Cult of sensibility Respect for a new, wilder, untrammeled and pure nature

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Avoidance of classical forms and rules

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Emphasis on the emotional and spiritual

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Representation of the unattainable ideal

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Nostalgia for the grace of past ages

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Predilection for exotic themes

Impressionism 

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19th-century art movement The name is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, 'Impression Sunrise'

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Visible brush strokes

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Open composition

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Emphasis on light in its changing qualities Ordinary subject matter Inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience Unusual visual angles