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The Nightmare is an 1781 oil painting by Henry Fuseli. It shows a woman in a dreamlike state with a demon sitting on her chest, reflecting Romanticism’s fascination with imagination and the supernatural. -
The Third of May 1808 is an oil painting by Francisco Goya. It depicts Spanish rebels being executed by French troops, capturing the raw emotion and brutality of war. -
Snowstorm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps is an 1812 oil painting by J.M.W. Turner. It presents a dramatic storm overwhelming soldiers, showing human fragility before nature. -
The Chasseur in the Forest is an 1814 oil painting by Caspar David Friedrich. A lone soldier disappears into a dark forest, symbolizing humanity’s vulnerability before nature. -
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog is an 1818 oil painting by Caspar David Friedrich. A lone man stands over misty mountains, symbolizing humanity’s search for meaning and the sublime power of nature. -
The Raft of the Medusa is an 1819 oil painting by Théodore Géricault. This massive canvas shows shipwreck survivors in despair and hope, dramatizing human struggle against nature. -
Saturn Devouring His Son is a mural painted between 1819–1823 by Francisco Goya, later transferred to canvas. It depicts the myth of Saturn consuming his child, symbolizing madness, fear, and darkness in Romantic art. -
The Hay Wain is an 1821 oil painting by John Constable. It portrays a peaceful English countryside scene, emphasizing harmony between humanity and nature. -
Liberty Leading the People is an 1830 oil painting by Eugène Delacroix. It personifies Liberty leading revolutionaries, symbolizing freedom, sacrifice, and the spirit of revolution. -
The Oxbow is an 1836 oil painting by Thomas Cole. It contrasts wild wilderness with farmland, reflecting Romantic interest in both nature’s power and human presence. -
The Course of Empire: The Consummation is an 1836 oil painting by Thomas Cole. Part of a larger series, it shows the height of a city’s power to warn about the cycle of civilization. -
The Fighting Temeraire is an 1839 oil painting by J.M.W. Turner. It shows a great warship being tugged away for scrap, symbolizing change, nostalgia, and the passing of an era. -
The Slave Ship is an 1840 oil painting by J.M.W. Turner. It depicts enslaved people cast into a turbulent sea, condemning the horrors of slavery through chaotic color and light. -
The Kiss is an 1859 oil painting by Francesco Hayez. A passionate embrace symbolizes love, drama, and political ideals of Romantic Italy. -
The Valley of Mexico from the Hill of Santa Isabel is an 1877 oil painting by José María Velasco. It combines scientific accuracy with Romantic beauty to capture the Mexican landscape.