The Romantic Era: Impressionism vs Art Nouveau

The Romantic Era (late 1800s to early 1900s) was a time where art began to take on many different styles. Up until this point, art was always the style of what people wanted at the time. Mostly realistic or idealized commissions. Historical moments were captured in great detail as if it were a photograph. However, in this era came the first cameras. Though they were slow and the technology was still developing, the need to have portraits made began to fade. I believe this contributed to a freedom of the artist to express themselves with new techniques in art. I'd like to compare two different art styles from this era: impressionism and art nouveau. Impressionism was an art style developed by a group of artists who chose to create works exhibiting more personal creativity and expression than recreating historical or biblical stories. Some founding members included Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot. The Japanese Footbridge by Claude Monet (France, 1899...