Goya - Portrait of the Maya 90x190 cm, painted in 1797, oil on canvas, held in the Prado Museum, Madrid.

Delacroix - The Death of Sardanapalus 392x496 cm, painted in 1827-1828, oil on canvas, held in the Louvre Museum, Paris.

Friedrich - The Abbey in the Oak Forest 110x171 cm, painted in 1809-1810, held in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.

The Romantic movement in visual arts was born from the fertile soil of Neoclassicism, built upon Realism and subsequently reacting against Neoclassicism. In its sensual aesthetics, it poetically reflected heroic romantic sentiments. Especially in these unusual times, through sorrowful and moving forms, they displayed their passionate intellect and heart-rending pathos, using exotic and modern grand themes. In France, Géricote expressed his romantic talent, while Delacroix particularly praised color and movement. The German Friedrich was notably mysterious. In Britain, Romanticism manifested two worlds: Blake was full of magical fantasy, while Constable and Turner revealed their sensual nature. The Spanish Goya was full of passion.