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In 1902 Gustav Klimpt designed the Beethoven Frieze, a large work consisting of six plaster panels on three walls to honor the famous musician. It was painted in casein, a milk based paint similar to tempera, and decorated with gold and semi-precious stones. The frieze uses the sensuous lines and graceful forms of Art Nouveau style to depict through symbolism the grand drama of a lone hero struggling with fate.
A Romantic Era ran roughly from the French Revolution in 1789 to the late 1800s, taking a cultural step from the intellectual and scientific Enlightenment of the 18th century and giving it passion and heart. Artists, writers and composers expressed the ideals of liberty and equality.
"I will wrestle with Fate... It shall not overcome me" - Beethoven
There are many aspects to what was called Romanticism, and individual artists in a variety of literary, visual and performing arts expressed it in different ways.
Beethoven was seen by many as a hero of the Romantic spirit. In the face of the personal tragedy he battled Fate and continued to create dramatic music even after he was totally deaf. Some have interpreted the Beethoven Frieze as a symbolic version of the composers famous Ninth symphony.
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Chagall painted his view that nature cannot exist without the supernatural. He explained that a cow looks more solid on a roof than on the ground. The artist painted the space of the mind where memories and dreams are both irrational and logical.
Andre Breton wrote, "with him alone, metaphor made its triumphal entry into modern painting. The thing seen must be freed from the laws of weight and gravity, and the barriers of elements and categories must be broken down."
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