Realism

=Realism=

Origin

 * started in the mid-19th century
 * artists were beginning to reject the ideals of the Salon
 * these artists believed that art should faithfully record ordinary life

Characteristics

 * shows the "unvarnished truth"
 * usually shows middle or lower class
 * characters are the main part of the painting
 * depicts everday events or action

media type="flickr" key="13386699@N00" ARG0="&tags=realism&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" width="500" height="500" 1st slide: The Gleaners, Jean-Francois Millet, 1857 2nd slide: The Stone Breakers, Gustave Courbet, 1849 3rd slide: A Burial at Ornans, Gustave Courbet, 1849 4th slide: The Third-Class Carriage, Honore Daumier, 1862 5th slide: Plowing in the Nivernais, the Dressing of the Vines, Rosa Bonheur, 1849 6th slide: Bargehaulers on the Volga, Ilya Repin, 1873