Dark Romanticism

Spring of 2013 the D’Orsay in Paris mounted an exhibit called L’Ange du Bizarre. A genre of art inspired by the fears and anxieties of turbulent times. Today’s entertainment industry, with ghosts, vampires and zombies draws on this dark work. The artwork exhibited was a facinating depiction of the bizarre and macabre. The following text was written for the exhibition.

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: Leon Frederic

: Lucien Levy-Dhurmer

: Julien Adolphe Duvocelle

: Jacques- Andre Boiffard

: Carlos Schwabe

: Francisco de Goya

: Jean Delville

: William Blake

: Director-James Whale

: Samuel Colman

: Paul Delaroche

: Johann Heinrich Fussli

: Francisco de Goya

: John Martin

: Arnold Bocklin

: Johann Heinrich Fussli

: Thomas Cole

: Johann Heinrich Fussli