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Romantic artists often criticized the Industrial Revolution, championed the rights of the individual, and supported democratic movements and social justice; they opposed slavery and the exploitation of labor in urban factories.

Freedom, liberty, and imagination were the Romantics’ favorite words, and some were willing to die for these ideals. Many Romantics tried to reform humankind by emphasizing a spiritual kinship with nature. (see Chapter 17).

After Romanticism, art is divided into movements rather than periods (see Chapter 3).