The Romantics commemorated the leading painters and authors of their day, stressing the uniqueness of the artist's personal experience rather than public glory.
Ludwig ruled Bavaria for 23 years until his death in 1886. His best friends were Romantic artists, like the great composer Wagner, whom Ludwig idolized.
For example, in a tiny picture called cornfield by moonlight with the evening star, Unlike Palmer and other romantics Monet and some of his fellow impressionists banished black entirely Edward Mane.