Biedermeier, a style which dominated "bourgeois" art in Germanic Europe from 1815 to 1848, was plain, unpretentious and characterised by pastoral romanticism; its themes were the home, the family, religion and scenes of rural life.
Biedermeier was plain, unpretentious and characterised by pastoral romanticism. Biedermeier was a style. This style dominated "bourgeois" art in Germanic Europe from 1815 to 1848. Its themes were the home. Its themes were the family. Its themes were religion. Its themes were scenes of rural life.