Book launch: "Picturing the Romantic: New Perspectives on European Romanticism(s) in the Visual Arts"

Paris, École Normale Supérieure, Celan Room, 6 pm (on-site and via ZoomExterner Link), in cooperation with the Seminar Romanticism Across Borders

European Romanticism in the visual arts has always been defined by transnational transfer processes. It is surprising that international aspects of Romantic movements have been, in contrast to literary studies, a gap in art historical research. Picturing the Romantic addresses this issue and reveals new perspectives on European Romanticism(s) in the visual arts by reconsidering the phenomenon's traditional canon, geographical dimensions and terminology and analysing various examples of the complex and heterogeneous works of Romantic painting. In fifteen original essays, renowned and early career researchers examine the question of whether to speak of several independently considered Romanticisms or one European Romanticism. They adopt a transnational perspective on Romantic art in and beyond Europe, focusing on the interconnections between the countries.

The launch will take the form of a roundtable discussion with the editors Elisabeth Ansel, Johannes Grave, Christin Bates (née Neubauer) and Mira Claire Zadrozny and will be centred on the themes of the volume. 

More information on the book: "Picturing the Romantic: New Perspectives on European Romanticism(s) in the Visual Arts", ed. by Elisabeth Ansel, Johannes Grave, Christin Neubauer and Mira Claire Zadrozny, Manchester University PressExterner Link 2025.

The event is hosted by Camille Adnot, Félix Duperrier, John-Erik Hansson & Pauline Hortolland