Transcendentalism
Thesis: Transcendental art emphasized natural areas, looking to the viewer to provide meaning to the specific parts of the pieces.
The Spirit of War - Jasper Francis Cropsey

Fisherman's House, Greenwood Lake - Jasper Francis Cropsey

The Garden of Eden - Thomas Cole

Heart of the Andes - Frederic Edwin Church

Romanticism
Thesis: Romantic art is a style that conveys emotion through the art; thus, pieces from this era show scenes likely to produce strong emotions in viewers.
The Burning of the Houses of Parliament - Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Haywain - John Constable

Jacob's Ladder - William Blake

Life-boat and Manby Apparatus - Joseph Mallord William Turner

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