This companion video outlines the history of the Romantic movement and illustrates the principles of Romantic and Classic art through the work of individual artists.

"Far from displacing religions, as has been supposed, capitalism became one, with money as its deity. Eugene McCarraher reveals how Mammon ensnared us and how we can find a more humane, sacramental way of being in the world. If socialists and Wall Street bankers can agree on anything, it is the extreme rationalism of capital. At least since Max Weber, capitalism has been understood as part of the "disenchantment" of the world, stripping material objects...

Around the year 1800, philosophers, writers, and artists in Germany began to propagate a new vision of the world they described as "romantic". The term covered a range of ideas: that nature was informed with the divine spirit and that the individual human imagination could immerse itself in the universal fabric; but also that the creative mind, being profoundly solitary, would yearn for harmony between man and nature. [back cover].

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An International Episode" by Henry James. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Anthology of gothic fiction, spanning two centuries of American writing from forty-six authors, including Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Shirley Jackson, and H.P. Lovecraft.

"From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarkable group of young rebels-poets, novelists, philosophers-who, through their epic quarrels, passionate love stories, heartbreaking grief, and radical ideas launched Romanticism onto the world stage, inspiring some of the greatest thinkers of the time. When did we begin to be as self-centered as we are today? At what point did we expect to have the right...

La peinture académique désigne la peinture créée sous l'influence de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture inaugurée en 1648. Philippe de Champaigne, peintre académique majeur du XVIIe siècle français, a dispensé plusieurs conférences à ce sujet. Elles sont illustrées par de nombreuses peintures, du XVIIe siècle à la fin du XIXe siècle. Ces discours ont permis de fixer les canons de l'Académie, dont les caractéristiques sont...

Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) fue reconocido a una edad muy temprana como el principal artista de España y fue mejorando hasta convertirse en el retratista oficial de la Corte. Su fama se basaba en la calidad y velocidad con las que ejecutaba sus dibujos, y sus grabados poseen una delicadeza extraordinaria. El uso del claroscuro en sus Pinturas negras influenció a numerosos artistas, entre ellos Manet. Esta monografía presenta las obras fundamentales...

No group of artists or period of art history has inspired as much fascination and admiration as the Impressionist school. This book tells the story of the revolutionary Impressionist painters and the dramatic times that shaped their vision. It examines the artistic trends from the early part of the 19th century to the shocking debut of Manet's Luncheon on the Grass, and examines the most important individuals in the history of Impressionism, including...

Dans la salle Mollien du Louvre, les naufragés du radeau de la Méduse de Géricault s'enfoncent dans la nuit africaine. A l'arrière du radeau, le cadavre d'Hector de David, les ctes saillantes et la barbe naissante, a la tête renversée. Allongé en travers, l'Endymion de Girodet a troqué ses sandales à lanières pour des chaussettes tombantes et son père qui passe un bras autour de son corps a l'air résigné du Marcus Sextus de Guérin. Comme...