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Classical Humanites
Part I.

From the early 1800's through 1848-50, the Romantic era becomes the focus of the arts because of its unique characteristics and artists across in its many forms of art. It is expressed more as an attitude than a style; it is unpredictable. It's plays on the feelings and emotions of the artist. "Inexactitude and indeterminacy characterize this world and it can be discovered everywhere in this period" (256). Gone are the forgiving portraits that flattered the sitters, rather to be replaced with more true to life paintings. The images were becoming exotic, expressing death for the first time. Artists ranging from the painter and poet to the musical composer turned to the natural world for inspiration. Some artist began to experiment with drugs to enhance their own perceptions and ideas that influenced their works. Furthermore, during the Romantic era, artists –musicians, painters, and writers - were becoming famous during their lifetimes, making......

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