oil paint
The Singer’s Contest on the Wartburg
Moritz von Schwind
This grand 19th-century history painting dramatically depicts a legendary medieval singing competition in a vibrant, theatrical setting.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
oil paint
Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge
J. M. W. Turner
A radiant masterpiece of atmospheric light and color by J.M.W. Turner.
Moody Landscapes
The Evening of the Deluge
J. M. W. Turner
An ethereal and dramatic Romantic masterpiece capturing the atmospheric tension of the biblical deluge.