realizing sublimity in nature. Many of these paintings are in the Wadsworth Athenaeum, which I used to visit with my family. Looking at these paintings, with so many seemingly effortless, tiny details, made me sure that everyone must consider them beautiful – and the people around me seemed to agree. It’s true that there is nothing sensually pleasant or intellectually good about looking at paintings. I didn’t even learn about the movement until after coming to college, despite having seen many examples…
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