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Romanticism

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Adam MickiewiczAuthor · BooksAdam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist.
Adam OehlenschlägerAuthor · BooksAdam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 177920 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature.
Agustín DuránAuthor · BooksAgustín Durán (14 October 17891 December 1862), Spanish scholar, was born in Madrid, where his father was the court physician.
Ahmad Faris al-ShidyaqAuthor · BooksAhmad Faris al-Shidyaq (Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq; born Faris ibn Yusuf al-Shidyaq;[1] 1805 or 1806 – 20 September 1887) was an Ottoman scholar, writer and journalist who grew up in what is…
Akseli Gallen-KallelaEngraver · PrintsAkseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter and a leading figure of Finnish romantic nationalism around the turn of the 20th…
Alexander PushkinAuthor · BooksEugene Onegin is dated 1823. The Fountain of Bakhchisaray is dated 1821.
Alexandre HerculanoAuthor · BooksAlexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo (28 March 181013 September 1877) was a Portuguese novelist and historian.
Alexey VenetsianovArtist · PaintingsAlexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov (18 February 1780 – 16 December 1847) was a Russian painter, renowned for his paintings devoted to peasant life and ordinary people.
Alfred de MussetAuthor · BooksAlfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (lang; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.
Alfred de VignyAuthor · BooksAlfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (French pronunciation: [alfʁɛd viktɔʁ kɔ̃t də viɲi]; 27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet and an early French Romanticist.
Almeida GarrettAuthor · BooksJoão Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist,…
Alphonse de LamartineAuthor · BooksAlphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (21 October 179028 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman.
Amedeo PreziosiArtist · PaintingsAmedeo Preziosi (2 December 1816 – 27 September 1882) was a Maltese painter and traveler known for his watercolours and prints of Constantinople, the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and Romania.
Andreas AchenbachIllustrator · IllustrationAndreas Achenbach (29 September 1815 – 1 April 1910) was a German landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Düsseldorf School.
Ange TissierArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Napoleon III and Louis Visconti
Anne-Louis GirodetIllustrator · IllustrationAnne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (an lwi ʒiʁɔdɛ də ʁusi tʁijozɔ̃; or de Roucy), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824), was a French…
Antoine WiertzArtist · PaintingsAntoine Joseph Wiertz (22 February 1806 – 18 June 1865) was a Belgian painter, sculptor, lithographer and art writer.
Antoni Edward OdyniecAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antoni Edward Odyniec. Portrait by Maksymilian Fajans.
Antonio Alcalá GalianoAuthor · BooksAntonio Alcalá Galiano y Fernández de Villavicencio (22 July 1789, Cádiz – 11 April 1865, Madrid) was a Spanish politician and writer who served as Minister of the Navy (1836) and Minister…
António Feliciano de CastilhoAuthor · BooksAntónio Feliciano de Castilho, 1st Viscount of Castilho (28 January 180018 June 1875) was a Portuguese writer.
Antonio García GutiérrezAuthor · BooksAntonio García Gutiérrez (5 July 1813 – 6 August 1884) was a Spanish Romantic dramatist.
Antonio Ros de OlanoAuthor · BooksAntonio José Teodoro Ros de Olano y Perpiñá, 1st Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú, GE (9 November 1808 – 24 July 1886) was a Spanish writer, politician and military officer who served in the First…
August Wilhelm SchlegelAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; lang; 8 September 176712 May 1845) was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet.
Benjamin WestArtist · PaintingsBenjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General…
Charles Bird KingArtist · PaintingsCharles Bird King (September 26, 1785 – March 18, 1862) was an American portrait artist, best known for his portrayals of significant Native American leaders and tribesmen.
Charles NodierAuthor · BooksJean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl emanɥɛl nɔdje; 29 April 1780 – 27 January 1844) was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte…
Charles-Augustin Sainte-BeuveAuthor · BooksCharles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (lang; 23 December 1804 – 13 October 1869) was a French literary critic.
Clemens BrentanoAuthor · BooksClemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano; German: [bʁɛnˈtaːno];
Cristóbal RojasArtist · PaintingsCristóbal Rojas Poleo (December 15, 1857 – November 8, 1890) was one of the most important and high-profile Venezuelan painters of the 19th century.
David d'AngersIllustrator · IllustrationPierre-Jean David (12 March 1788 – 4 January 1856) was a French sculptor, medalist and active freemason.
E. T. A. HoffmannAuthor · BooksErnst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music…
Edgar Allan PoeAuthor · BooksEdgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales…
Edwin LandseerArtist · PaintingsSir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags.
Emmanuel ChabrierPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Chabrier in 1882
Esteban Echeverría MamaniAuthor · BooksJosé Esteban Antonio Echeverría (2 September 1805 – 19 January 1851) was an Argentine poet, fiction writer, cultural promoter, and liberal activist who played a significant role in the…
Étienne-Jules RameyArtist · SculptureÉtienne-Jules Ramey (24 May 1796 – 29 October 1852), called Ramey fils, was a French sculptor, and artist.
Eugène DevériaArtist · SculptureEugène François Marie Joseph Devéria (22 April 1805, in Paris – 3 February 1865, in Pau) was a French Romantic history painter, portraitist and muralist.
Eugénie du ColombierArtist · CeramicsEugénie du Colombier (née Eugénie Chosson du Colombier; 1806–1888) was a French painter and aristocrat. She was known for her portraits and landscape paintings, and also painted pottery.
Federico de Madrazo y KuntzArtist · PaintingsFederico de Madrazo y Kuntz (9 February 1815 10 June 1894) was a Spanish painter.
Félix DubanDesigner · DesignJacques Félix Duban (ʒak feliks dybɑ̃; 14 October 1798, Paris – 8 October 1870, Bordeaux) was a French architect, the contemporary of Jacques Ignace Hittorff and Henri Labrouste.
Fernando SorPerson · Music memorabiliaFernando Sor (baptised 14 February 1778 – 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical era and early Romantic era.
France PrešerenAuthor · BooksFrance Prešeren (3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a Slovene poet whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Slovene literature.
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y BerdejoAuthor · BooksFrancisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Cornejo (10 March 1787 – 7 February 1862) was a Spanish statesman and dramatist and the first prime minister of Spain to receive the title of…
Franciszek Ksawery LampiArtist · PaintingsFranciszek Ksawery Lampi, also known as Franz Xaver Lampi (22 January 1782 – 22 July 1852), was a Polish Romantic painter born in Austria of ethnic Italian background.
François-Auguste-René de ChateaubriandAuthor · BooksFrançois-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who influenced French literature of the 19th century.
Frank Cadogan CowperIllustrator · IllustrationFrank Cadogan Cowper (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1958) was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary scenes, also described as "The Last Pre-Raphaelite".
Frederick CatherwoodArtist · PaintingsFrederick Catherwood (27 February 1799 – 27 September 1854) was an English artist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya…
Friedrich de la Motte FouquéAuthor · BooksFriedrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte, Baron Fouqué (lang; 12 February 1777 – 23 January 1843) was a German writer of the Romantic style.
Friedrich HölderlinAuthor · BooksJohann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin[1] (20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher.
Fujishima TakejiArtist · PaintingsFujishima Takeji (藤島武二; October 15, 1867 – March 19, 1943) was a Japanese painter, noted for his work in developing Romanticism and impressionism within the yōga (Western-style) art…
Gaspar Núñez de ArceAuthor · BooksGaspar Núñez de Arce (1834–1903) was a Spanish poet, dramatist and statesman.
Gertrudis Gómez de AvellanedaAuthor · BooksGertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda was born in Puerto Príncipe, now Camagüey, she lived in Cuba until she was 22. Her family moved to Spa
Giulio Aristide SartorioArtist · PaintingsGiulio Aristide Sartorio (11 February 1860 – 3 October 1932) was an Italian painter and film director from Rome.
Gustave DoréEngraver · PrintsPaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (6January 1832 – 23January 1883) was a French artist.
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerAuthor · BooksGustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (ɡusˈtaβo aˈðolfo ˈβekeɾ), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer…
Hans Christian AndersenAuthor · BooksHans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish writer. A prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is also best remembered for his literary fairy…
Heinrich HeineAuthor · BooksChristian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic.
Henry FuseliIllustrator · IllustrationHenry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
Herman MelvilleAuthor · BooksHerman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American Renaissance period.
Jacob EichholtzArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Jacob Eichholtz's self-portrait, 1810
Jacques OffenbachPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Offenbach (20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario.
Jan CzeczotAuthor · BooksJan Czeczot of Ostoja (Jan Čačot, Jonas Čečiotas, 1796–1847) was a Polish romantic poet and Belarusian folklorist and ethnographer.
Jan Willem PienemanEngraver · PrintsJan Willem Pieneman (4 November 1779 – 8 April 1853) was a Dutch painter.
Janko KráľAuthor · BooksJanko Kráľ (Hungarian: Král János; 24 April 1822 in Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš (now Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia) – 23 May 1876 in Zlaté Moravce) was one of the most significant and most…
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresArtist · PaintingsJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter.
Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxEngraver · PrintsJean-Baptiste Carpeaux (ʒɑ̃ batist kaʁpo; 11 May 1827 – 12 October 1875) was a French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III.
Jens BaggesenAuthor · BooksJens Immanuel Baggesen (15 February 1764 – 3 October 1826) was a major Danish poet, librettist, critic, and comic writer.
John ClareAuthor · BooksJohn Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and his sorrows at its disruption.
John KeatsAuthor · BooksJohn Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
John MartinEngraver · PrintsJohn Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English Romantic painter, engraver, and illustrator.
Jorge ColaçoArtist · CeramicsJorge Colaço (26 February 1868 – 23 August 1942) was a Portuguese painter specially known for his works as tile (azulejo) painter.
José Amador de los RíosArtist · PaintingsJosé Amador de los Ríos y Serrano (30 April 1818 – 17 February 1878) was a Spanish historian, archaeologist, literary critic, and professor.
José de EsproncedaAuthor · BooksJosé Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado (25 March 1808 – 23 May 1842) was a Romantic Spanish poet, one of the most representative authors of the 19th century.
José Maria de Eça de QueirósAuthor · Books
Joseph QuinauxArtist · PaintingsJoseph Quinaux (ʒozɛf kino; 29 March 1822 – 24 May 1895) was a Belgian painter, known especially for his landscapes.
Joseph von EichendorffAuthor · BooksJoseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff (lang; 10 March 178826 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist.
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Jules Victor GénissonArtist · PaintingsJules Victor Génisson (ʒyl viktɔʁ ʒenisɔ̃; 24 February 1805 – 10 October 1860) was a Belgian painter, chiefly known for his architectural painting.
Karl BryullovArtist · PaintingsKarl Pavlovich Bryullov (né Brüllo; Russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1799 – 23 June [O.S.
Laza KostićAuthor · BooksLazar Kostić (Лазар Костић; 12 February 1841 – 27 November 1910) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer, aesthetician, journalist, publicist, and politician.
Léon CognietEngraver · PrintsLéon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French history and portrait painter.
Lord ByronAuthor · BooksGeorge Noel Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), was a British poet.
Louis LacombePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Louis Lacombe, photo by Étienne Carjat, ca. 1880, Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Louis-Honoré FréchetteAuthor · BooksLouis-Honoré Fréchette (November 16, 1839 – May 31, 1908) was a Canadian poet, politician, playwright and short story writer.
Ludwig Achim von ArnimAuthor · BooksCarl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (26 January 1781 – 21 January 1831), better known as Achim von Arnim, was a German poet, novelist, and together with Clemens Brentano and Joseph von…
Ludwig TieckAuthor · BooksJohann Ludwig Tieck (lang; 31 May 177328 April 1853) was a German poet, fiction writer, translator, and critic.
Machado de AssisAuthor · BooksJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis (lang), sometimes called Bruxo do Cosme Velho (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer,…
Maksymilian GierymskiArtist · PaintingsMaksymilian Dionizy Gierymski (1846 in Warsaw – 1874 in Reichenhall, Bavaria) was a Polish painter, specializing mainly in watercolours.
Manuel AcuñaAuthor · BooksManuel Acuña Narro (27 August 1849 – 6 December 1873) was a 19th-century Mexican writer. He focused on poetry but also wrote some novels and plays.
Manuel Bretón de los HerrerosAuthor · BooksManuel Bretón de los Herreros (19 December 17968 November 1873) was a Spanish dramatist.
Manuel de Araújo Porto-AlegreDesigner · DesignManuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre was a Brazilian painter, writer, architect, journalist, diplomat and politician (1806–1879). He was born in Rio Pardo and died in Lisbon.
Michał Elwiro AndriolliIllustrator · IllustrationMichał Elwiro Andriolli (Lithuanian: Mykolas Elvyras Andriolis, Italian: Elviro Michele Andriolli;
Mikhail LermontovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (USalso; mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf; –) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important…
Modesto LafuenteAuthor · BooksIllustration — Modesto Lafuente y Zamalloa
Nathaniel HawthorneAuthor · BooksNathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
Nicolae GrigorescuArtist · PaintingsNicolae Grigorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ɡriɡoˈresku]; 15 May 1838 – 21 July 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.
Nils BlommérArtist · PaintingsNils Blommér, born Nils Johan Olsson (12 June 1816 – 1 February 1853) was a Swedish painter and educator. His middle name is sometimes given as Jakob.
Orest KiprenskyArtist · PaintingsOrest Adamovich Kiprensky (24 March 1782 – 17 October 1836) was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism.
Patricio de la EscosuraAuthor · BooksPatricio de la Escosura Morrogh (5 September 1807–22 January 1878) was a Spanish politician, journalist, playwright and author associated with the Romantic school.
Petrus van SchendelArtist · PaintingsPetrus van Schendel (21 April 1806 – 28 December 1870) was a Dutch-Belgian genre painter in the Romantic style who specialized in nighttime scenes, lit by lamps or candles.
Piotr MichałowskiArtist · PaintingsPiotr Michałowski (July 2, 1800 – June 9, 1855) was a Polish painter of the Romantic period, especially known for his many portraits, and oil studies of horses.
Rafael PomboAuthor · BooksJosé Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo (November 7, 1833 – May 5, 1912) was a Colombian poet born in Bogotá.
Robert BurnsAuthor · BooksRobert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.
StendhalAuthor · BooksMarie-Henri Beyle (lang; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (lang), was a French writer.
Theodor AmanArtist · SculptureTheodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced genre and history scenes.
Théodore ChassériauArtist · PaintingsThéodore Chassériau (Teodoro Chasseriau; September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings,…
Théodore GéricaultArtist · PaintingsJean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (lang; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer. His best-known painting is The Raft of the Medusa.
Théophile GautierArtist · PaintingsPierre Jules Théophile Gautier (US: goh-TYAY; French: [pjɛʁ ʒyl teɔfil ɡotje]; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary…
Thomas HillArtist · PaintingsThomas Hill was an American and British painter and artist (1829–1908). He was born in West Midlands and died in Madera County.
Thomas LawrenceArtist · PaintingsSir Thomas Lawrence (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) was an English painter who served as the fourth president of the Royal Academy.
Tomasz ZanAuthor · BooksIllustration — Tomasz Zan, in a drawing by R. Żukowski (1825–1855)
Ventura de la VegaAuthor · BooksBuenaventura José María de la Vega y Cárdenas (July 14, 1807November 29, 1865), more commonly known as Ventura de la Vega, was an Argentinian writer, poet, and literary critic.
Vicente BoixAuthor · BooksIllustration — Vicente Boix
Vincenzo PetrocelliArtist · PaintingsVincenzo Pasquale Angelo Petrocelli (6 July 1823 – 2 February 1896) was a Neapolitan artist.
Walenty WańkowiczArtist · PaintingsWalenty Wilhelm Wańkowicz (February 14, 1799 in Kałużyce - May 12, 1842 in Paris) was a Polish painter.
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
Wilhelm GrimmAuthor · BooksWilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist.
Wilhelm HenselArtist · PaintingsWilhelm Hensel (6 July 1794 – 26 November 1861) was a German painter, brother of Luise Hensel, husband to Fanny née Mendelssohn, and brother-in-law to Felix Mendelssohn.
Wojciech GersonIllustrator · IllustrationWojciech Gerson (Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛɣ ˈɡɛrsɔn]; 1 July 1831 – 25 February 1901) was a Polish painter, educator, architect and art critic who was one of the foremost representatives of the…
Xavier SigalonArtist · PaintingsXavier Sigalon (1787 – 18 August 1837) was a French painter.

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