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It was (and is) a refreshing contrast to the weepy sentimentalism of Romanticism.
The Salon was renown for supporting traditional artists and in this Rosa did not disappoint them although her work was devoid of the sentimentalism inherent in so much of the work of other 19th century animal painters.
Perhaps with an excess of sentimentalism, this gift has been interpreted as a sign of gratitude: after all, Simone was already past forty and not very handsome, so he was grateful to the young girl for accepting to marry him.
Hõtel, feminization of culture, salon, fetes galantes, boudoir paintings, revivalism, French vs. English gardens, sentimentalism, the picturesque, follies/shams, Enlightenment, Neoclassicism
13. Romanticism (1800-1850)
Romantic Revival II (1800-1850) ...
[31] Călinescu noted that Tradem and Bacovia shared important traits: "proletarian sentimentalism, a fracticious attitude, morbid nostalgia, sad "philosophies" and most of all the tone of a heartbreaking romanza".
 See also: Painting, Portrait, School, Court, Impression
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