Romanticism emphasized nature over industry, a point where again we can see the dominant force of the age (the Industrial Revolution) itself helping to create an art movement that began as a foil to that dominant force and then grew.
Romanticism was also closely tied to the Industrial Revolution in Europe. This means that Romanticism emphasized nature over the industry, a point where again we can see the dominant force of the age ( a.k.a the Industrial Revolution) itself helping to create an art movement that began as a foil to that dominant force and then grew.