
Romanticism
Romanticists, who placed emotion and intuition before reason, caused a re-evaluation of the role of art and the artist. They believed in the importance of the individual, the personal, and the subjective. This late-18th and early-19th century movement was a backlash to the ideals of rationality that had remained central since the Renaissance.
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Article: Portraits of Trees, a Favorite Subject of Artists
Many artists have painted, photographed, and drawn nature’s magnificent sculptures.

Video: Francisco de Goya's "Marquesa de Pontejos" (ASL)
This video provides an ASL description of Francisco de Goya's painting, Marquesa de Pontejos.

Video: Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life" (ASL)
This video provides an ASL description of Thomas Cole's painting, The Voyage of Life: Manhood.
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Flowers
A bounty of bouquets can be found in art. Flowers have inspired artists from Vincent van Gogh to Alma Thomas. Eighteenth-century Dutch artist Jan van Huysum painted lavish floral still lifes, while modern painters like Georgia O’Keeffe created far more abstract flowers. Not only are these floral forms beautiful but they also often have symbolic meaning.

Love
From blossoming romances to painful heartbreaks or lifelong connections, artists capture all stages of love. This most universal human emotion has inspired countless moving works of art.