In this lecture, we finished up Neoclassicism and discussed Romanticism. Romanticism saw a shift from the rationality of Neoclassicism to more emotional and raw art pieces. Unlike Neoclassicism, which often taught the viewer a lesson on morality through the piece, Romanticism focused more on capturing the viewer’s attention through the intensity of the art. In some of the pieces we looked at, the influence of Rococo was evident. For example, the painterly blend used by John Constable in Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset, is very reminiscent of the Rococo period.