Majestic Nature / Golden History: German Romantic Art May 4, 2007

In the nineteenth century, German artists and writers rejected the formal ideals and aesthetic principles of antiquity and instead turned inward, drawing inspiration from local scenery, Gothic art and Renaissance masters. 'Majestic Nature/Golden History: German Romantic Art from the Crawford Collection' surveys the German Romantic and Nazarene movements in the first half of the nineteenth century.