{"product_id":"romanticism-the-beautiful-and-the-sublime-in-art","title":"Romanticism : The Beautiful and the Sublime in Art","description":"\u003cp class=\"rev\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In this lavishly illustrated book, Wolf explores how Romantic painting took hold and evolved in Europe. Picking out Blake, Turner, Gericault, Caspar David Friedrich and others, he also asks why Romanticism - once referred to by Goethe as 'sickness' - retains such a broad, powerful presence in contemporary culture'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eApollo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rev\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA r\u003cspan\u003eichly illustrated volume exploring the phenomenon and fascination of Romanticism, a movement that shaped the cultural and aesthetic landscape of the nineteenth century and continues to resonate in modern consciousness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rev\"\u003eThe Romantic era ignited a profound shift in the arts, celebrating imagination, emotion, and the sublime power of nature. The book offers a nuanced view of Romanticism’s revolutionary impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt journeys through the movement’s origins in the experimental ferment of the eighteenth century, its apex in German, French, and British painting, and its later echoes across Europe and North America. The author examines key figures such as Caspar David Friedrich, J.M.W. Turner, Eugene Delacroix, and Theodore Gericault, exploring their transformative approaches to landscape, light, and human passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe narrative also unravels the movement’s intricate relationship with themes of melancholy, the sublime, and the spiritual reconciliation of the individual with the universal. Acclaimed art historian Norbert Wolf illuminates Romanticism’s capacity to evoke longing, its poeticization of life through art, and its engagement with profound contradictions— an embrace of both light and shadow. By tracing the stylistic and cultural trajectories of Romantic painting, from Germany’s High Romanticism to the North American Hudson River School, he situates these works within broader artistic and intellectual traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with breathtaking reproductions of major works, and backed by impeccable scholarship, Romanticism reveals a movement that transcended national boundaries and bridged the intersection of emotion, imagination, and the sublime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eNorbert Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e 272 pages | 220 colour illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eDate published:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e September 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9783791393186\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e32.7 x 27.9 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Museum Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57162401710458,"sku":"9783791393186","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/8302\/files\/romanticism-the-beautiful-and-the-sublime-in-art-9783791393186-1254091541.jpg?v=1786637231","url":"https:\/\/www.museumbookstore.com\/products\/romanticism-the-beautiful-and-the-sublime-in-art","provider":"Museum Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}