AP Art History

Category - Later Europe and Americas

The art of the Romantic time period was a response to the art of the Enlightenment period in that:
  1. Romantic art offered a critique of Enlightenment principles
  2. Romantic art was an affirmation of Enlightenment principles
  3. Romantic art provided a way to better understand Enlightenment principles
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: A - The art of the Romantic period was a response to art of the Enlightenment period in that Romanticism art offered a critique of Enlightenment principles.

Enlightenment principles emphasized logic, order, and reasoning as the highest goals of human society. In response, Romantic art privileged inspiration over logic and subjectivity over reasoning.
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