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Oil painting by Joseph Wright. This painting represents a woman who was about to send her lover off on a dangerous journey and in remembrance of him, drew his silhouette on the wall while he was sleeping.
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Oil painting by Henry Fuseli. This painting shows King Oedipus finding out that he had murdered his own father and married his mother. The old Greek tragedy states that he blinded himself in disgust of his crime.
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Oil painting by Benjamin West. This painting is in reference to Adam and Eve, the first humans on earth, being expelled from Eden for sinning against God.
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Painted by William Blake.
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Painting by Bernardino Nocchi.
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Painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Portrait of the late Anna Maria Dashwood.
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Constructed by Jean Chalgrin and Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury. This famous arch is located in Paris and was built after the victory at Austerlitz.
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Book by Jane Austin. This story has now become one of the most famous romantic novels of all time. There has been remakes of the book as well as movies made since the original story published in 1813.
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Painting by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. Showcasing Henri Duverger, who was known as the youngest general to serve on the Royalist Vendéan insurrection during the time of the French Revolution.
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Painted by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. The painting represents Pygmalion, a Greek sculptor, who fell in love with his statue, Galatea.
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Painted by Caspar David Friedrich. Romantic seascape.
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Painted by Eugène Delacroix. This painting represents the aftermath of the massacure at the Island of Chios.
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Painted by Eugène Delacroix. This painting is based on the story of Sardanapalus. The basis of the painting is a man lying on the draped bed while people are being murdered all around him. This painting expresses chaos and violence while also showcasing vibrant colors that became popular in the 1800's.
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Painting by John Constable. Natural beauty located in East England.
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Painting by Jean Baptiste Regnault. This painting express the love story between Cupid and Psyche.
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Painted by Eugène Delacroix. Showcasing Marianne (Liberty) during the July Revolution.
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Painted by Egide Charles Gustave Wappers. Belgium gaining its independence from the Netherlands.
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Painting by Eugène Delacroix. Painting of the famous Chopin in his late 20's.
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Novel by Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre is a romantic nove about a young womans life as she is working to find herself.
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Painting by Eugène Delacroix.
