Romanticism Oil Paintings 1800-1880

Romanticism oil paintings from 1800 to 1880 emphasized emotion, imagination, and the sublime power of nature, often serving as a reaction against the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the order of Neoclassicism. Artists like Francisco Goya, Eugène Delacroix, J.M.W. Turner, and Caspar David Friedrich infused their work with dramatic contrasts, vivid colors, and sweeping compositions that explored themes of heroism, tragedy, the supernatural, and individual struggle.

Whether depicting stormy seas, revolutionary battles, or solitary wanderers, Romantic painters sought to stir the soul and evoke awe, creating deeply personal and often haunting visions that mirrored the uncertainties of a changing world.