Romanticism played a part in the development of impressionism and post-impressionism. How is that influence evident in impressionist art? Abstract In 1972, Italian art historian Francesco Arcangeli developed the concept of «spatial liberation», a liberation that Turner accomplishes by destroying «each and every old rule and proportion» so that «by abandoning any appeal to mentally preordained rules, speaking of the informal becomes legitimate. […] Turner has already mastered informality just as Rembrandt has already mastered romanticism» (Arcangeli 1972, 18). With Turner’s revolutionary destruction of conventional artistic rules, a new world of possibilities was born. The development of Impressionism in 19th-century France is undoubtedly linked to the emergence of Romanticism in England and in France, and the legacy of this artistic movement influenced Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. Tentative bibliography Giampiero Moretti (Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale), ROMANTICISM AND IMPRESSIONISM. A PATH BETWEEN TURNER AND MONET Paul Signac, “From Eugène Delacroix to Neo-Impressionism” (1899) Loyrette H. (ed.), Nineteenth Century French Art: From Romanticism to Impressionism, Paris, Flammarion, 2007, p. 41-44, 52-66 Rules: 6000 words, double spaced (around 17 pages), wordcount must be mentioned; the iconographic elements will be enclosed separately, captioned and clearly referenced (fig. 1, etc.) As mentioned above, the subject is up to you, and at the stage of the final paper must be very specific. You are required to use footnotes for quotes and other people’s hypotheses and statements which you use and don’t argue. The paper must contain an introductory thesis paragraph (catchphrase, subject clarification, thesis) and a conclusion (synthesis and opening). The outline must be clear and fluent, bringing over the argument progressively. Feel free to use subtitles. There will regularly compare-contrast with other examples. You will have at least 10 academic entries.
