How is Romanticism similar to other artisic movements? how does it differ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Romanticism isn't really an 'artistic movement' in the same way that 'surrealism' or 'abstractism' is. Romantacism was first seen in the late 1700s and was a 'lifestyle philosophy' with the definition of 'falling in love' quite different from what we think of that being today. Men who were married as well as single would 'dedicate their lives' to a woman but would vow never to 'touch her' or do anything with her except the occasional 'speech' saying how 'wonderful and pure' she was. They would go off and fight wars and 'look for dragons to slay' for these 'lovers' ... and would frequently never actually 'meet' the woman, but could 'write long Romantic letters' that the woman could 'answer' with a 'long Romantic letter' of her own, saying 'how wonderful and pure' the man was.
'Romanticism' as an 'artistic movement' was more a 'return to the past' ... in the mid-to-late 1800s, artists started to 'paint reality' in a way that was 'similar to' the paintings from that first 'Romantic movement' time. These paintings were frequently of a 'quiet meadow' with 'deer' or 'cows' or some other 'non-violent animals' grazing in them ... and there were also some 'portraits' of people painted in the same 'fuzzy around the edges' style. This is why I say that it's 'different' from the other 'artistic movements' ... because it was 'imitative' and not 'drawing outside of the box' that things like 'surrealism' and 'abstracticism' are. I hope this 'helps' you ... I presume that you are writing a paper for your 'art history' class ...