>>7121327Classical seeks idealization and quantification of the Human
Romanticism seeks escapism and projection of emotion trough symbolism.
Classicism is characterized by it's "perfect" allure, it's glorification of political figures and scientific exactitude, a exageration of formality. Think of the French King Louix XIV, whereas Romanticism is a melancholy ridden parchment that seeks beauty and shelter in the indomitable grandeur of wild nature. The most quintessential product of romanticism would arguably Les Misérable by Victor Hugo, and Kaspar David Friedrich as a painter is widely a favorite of neophytes and expert alike
