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*1: a [[word]] or phrase used as a [[sign]] of [[recognition]] among members of the same [[society]], class, or [[group]] | *1: a [[word]] or phrase used as a [[sign]] of [[recognition]] among members of the same [[society]], class, or [[group]] | ||
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:b : a guiding principle <change is the watchword for both parties> | :b : a guiding principle <change is the watchword for both parties> | ||
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| − | [ | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_David_Friedrich Caspar David Friedrich] contended that what matters is not the world of [[mundane]] [[perception]] but the world reconstituted by [[intuition]] and [[imagination]]. His creative [[watchword]] is quintessentially Romantic: |
<blockquote>“Close your [[physical]] eye so that you may first see your [[picture]] with the [[spiritual eye]]. Then bring to the [[light]] of day that which you have seen in the [[darkness]].”</blockquote> | <blockquote>“Close your [[physical]] eye so that you may first see your [[picture]] with the [[spiritual eye]]. Then bring to the [[light]] of day that which you have seen in the [[darkness]].”</blockquote> | ||
A work of art such as ''Mondaufgang am Meer'' testifies to the absolute [[priority]] of [[subjective]] [[truth]] and reminds us that Romantic landscape art is above all else an [[invocation]] of spiritual [[values]]. | A work of art such as ''Mondaufgang am Meer'' testifies to the absolute [[priority]] of [[subjective]] [[truth]] and reminds us that Romantic landscape art is above all else an [[invocation]] of spiritual [[values]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:42, 13 December 2020
Definitions
- 1: a word or phrase used as a sign of recognition among members of the same society, class, or group
- 2a : a word or motto that embodies a principle or guide to action of an individual or group : slogan <“safety” is our watchword>
- b : a guiding principle <change is the watchword for both parties>
Illustration
Caspar David Friedrich contended that what matters is not the world of mundane perception but the world reconstituted by intuition and imagination. His creative watchword is quintessentially Romantic:
“Close your physical eye so that you may first see your picture with the spiritual eye. Then bring to the light of day that which you have seen in the darkness.”
A work of art such as Mondaufgang am Meer testifies to the absolute priority of subjective truth and reminds us that Romantic landscape art is above all else an invocation of spiritual values.
