Nationalism: Art Of 19th Century Nationalism born in the era of the French Revolution, injected urgency and into art. The new epoch of politics and faith in progress was reflected in it. People began to take pride in their country, new folkpoems, songs, tales and drawing began to show up all over Europe. Feeling of pride in religion, people and government was depicted through many paintings of the artists. A list of criteria for nationhood was likely to include a common language, religion, and political authority, as well as common tradition and shared historic experiences. Some of these experiences were put into Greek or