Students’ Questions about History

In the early 1800s, Romanticism began to take hold as a reaction against the austerity of the Neoclassical period. However, by the mid-19th century, Realism had emerged as a more sophisticated style that incorporated many of the same ideas as Romanticism.

Renaissance writings express realism by using techniques such as perspective and chiaroscuro to create a more lifelike image.

Albrecht Durer represented the trend of naturalism in German culture. This is evident in his detailed and realistic paintings and drawings which often depicted landscapes and animals.

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.

The first group of poets to react against realism were the imagists. The imagists believed that the use of concrete images was the best way to create a poem. The second group of poets to react against realism were the symbolists. The symbolists believed that the use of symbols was the best way to create a poem.

Magic realism is a genre of fiction in which elements of the supernatural or imaginary are blended with reality. It is often used to explore social and political issues.

The music of the classical period is more homophonic, while the music of the baroque period is more polyphonic.

Michelangelo was famously unhappy with his work on the Sistine Chapel, and is said to have even contemplated suicide at one point. He was constantly under pressure from Pope Julius II to hurry up, and is said to have even painted while lying on his back on scaffolding.

The ideas of romanticism were reflected in literature through the use of nature, imagination, and emotion.

The American romanticism movement was inspired by a variety of factors, including the work of European artists, the American landscape, and Native American culture.