Romanticism

Watson and the Shark by Copley, 1778

The period in art history known as Romanticism occurred during the Industrial Revolution.  Artists created dramatic pictures that often contained themes such as hope vs. fear, nature vs. machine, beauty vs. ugliness and pride vs. shame.  After viewing examples, sixth grade students chose which theme they wanted to illustrate.  After drawing it, they carved their drawing onto a foam printing plate and "pulled a print."  See if you can guess which theme was chosen for each print!