Wild at Heart: Swiss Romanticism from Fuseli to B?cklin

by Florian Illies, Werner Busch, Michael Thimann, et al.

From scenes of untamed seas to exalted mountains, this book looks at Swiss artists' contributions to Romanticism. At the end of the 18th century, Romanticism spread throughout Europe and artist began creating works that emphasized senses, emotions, and a fascination with the unfathomable in contrast to the purely rational and sober pieces found in Neoclassicism. Swiss artists such as Henry Fuseli, Alexandre Calame, and Georg Ludwig Vogel became fascinated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791359894
• ISBN13: 9783791359892
• Release Date: January 2079
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages