HOA 106 1nd Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture II. Subject Matter continued a. Slavery b. Romantic Anti-Hero c. Art for Art’s Sake d. Musical Virtuoso Outline of Current Lecture III. Subject Matter Continued a. Madnessb. Womenc. Romantic Feminine Ideal d. Escape i. Nature as bucolic escape ii. Nature as sublimeCurrent LectureLecture 2/26/15- Madness o Romantic interest in emotion parallel by fascination w/ the insane – those who were believed to have heightened sensibilities and creative vision. o Normal was an insult to romanticists.  Gericault, Kleptomaniac- Portrait of a man, disheveled hair- A kleptomaniac has the compulsive urge to steal o Used stimulants and hallucinatory drugs – opium, alcohol, and cocaine. Was not illegal at this time. People would spend days in an opium induced state.  Delacroix, Self-Portrait as Hamlet - The artist identified w/ the Shakespeare hero who was driven by murder and love. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Hamlet was driven mad by his uncle’s marriage to his mother. o Ophelia was his girlfriend who drowned herself. - Depicts himself as Hamlet – the antihero  Bram Stoker, Dracula - Seductive, intelligent, and fatal evil- The vampire was inspired by a scientific enquiry into the possibility of blood transfusions on the battlefield. - Dracula became the symbol for death, sex, exoticism - Women o Women struggled in the 19th century to be educated or be allowed to create.  Ex. Mary Shelley’s novel had to be published anonymously because no one would read a book by a woman. o Women argued for voting and legal rights. Many were imprisoned for protesting.  Female authors include: Mary Shelly, Jane Austen, Bronte Sisters, and Emily Dickenson gained fame under male pseudonyms like George Sand and George Ellioto Subject of femme fatale – fatal woman  Gustav Adolphe Mossa, Elle (She)- Cartoon-like, has ravens on her head, sitting on a pile of dead men, has skulls on her fingers, a penis necklace, there is a cat in her crotch. - Women as instigators of death and destruction - Response to the societal fear of women’s empowerment. - Believed equal rights should not be allowed Sarah Bernhardt, Self Portrait as a Vampire Bat - Famous actress and artist. Never married. Lived the role of “femme fatal”- Sculpture was an ink well - Her self-image helped create the Romantic preoccupation with women and death.o Romantic feminine ideal  Reinforced delicacy of women Romantic idea of the fragile woman dancing on the tips of her shoes - Projects a mood of escape/melancholy  Romantic Ballet- Les Sylphides by Chopin  Annabele Lee, Edgar Allen Poe - Ideal of romantic love and the fascination w/ the link of love and death. o Escape  Nature as bucolic escape - John Constable, Haywaino Landscape o Wain = hay wagon o Nature as it really is - Beethoven, Sixth Symphony (The Pastoral)- Frederick Law Olmstead, Central Park, New York City o Planned to look spontaneous, natural, escape from urban life.  Nature as sublime - Friedrich, Monk by the Sea