Romantic visual and literary artists glorified things which takes us to problem number two: the "things" they glorified were hardly ever physical.
They glorified huge, complex concepts such as liberty, survival, ideals, hope, awe, heroism, despair, and the various sensations that nature evokes in humans.
All of these are felt -- and felt on an individual, highly subjective level.
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Her interest lies not in the breathtaking paintings of bulls, horses and bison that usually spring to mind, but in the smaller, geometric symbols frequently found alongside them.