
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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Painting
Since ancient times, artists have made paintings to tell stories or capture beauty. They’ve used egg tempera, oil, and more recently acrylic to create compositions of all shapes and sizes. The results include radiant altarpieces, striking portraits, luminous landscapes, and abstract expressions.

Landscapes
The beauty of the natural world has beguiled artists for centuries, and they have taken a wide variety of approaches to depicting it. Impressionists studied light and color, the artists of the Hudson Valley School created monumental views of the American sublime. And abstract artists have capture how landscapes feel rather than how they appear.