Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
1/21/13
Overview
Inspired by the positivist view of the second half the 19th century, which was the faith in all knowledge derived from science, and the belief that these methods would solve all human problems Realism, therefore, was the accurate and apparently objective description (through painting) of the ordinary, observable world Introduced the contemporary The Gleaners to art and By Jean-Francois 1/21/13 Millet, 1857 rejected Classicism and Romanticism
Trompe loeil: fool the eye; a technique which creates the illusion that the objects depicted actually exist Examples of this can be found from antiquity to the present day
Overview Contd
1/21/13
1/21/13
Gustave Courbet
French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting Made bold social commentary in his work Painted subjects that were considered vulgar, such as the rural peasantry and the working conditions of the poor
1/21/13
The medium of choice for Courbet and many Realist artists was oil on canvas Other mediums used in Realist paintings include acrylic, watercolor, and egg tempera
1/21/13
The paintings depict things as they are as accurately as possible in order to create the illusion of reality
2.
His subjects were often the everyday and ordinary, such as the poor, prostitutes, contemporary 1/21/13 landscapes, and peasants
This painting portrays the artist in the center with the awful side of his life on the left side of him and the good side of his life on the right side of him. The left side represents challenge and opposition (figures like beggars and prostitutes) while the right represents friends and admirers. The painting exhibits a heightened reality that makes it almost dreamlike, with figures that are both real and symbolic. This painting is considered great because it is so original and 1/21/13
A Burial At Ornans
This painting is an early example of Realism, before it became too well known or well-liked among the public, so it was met with some fierce denunciations from the critics and the public. It is the depiction of the funeral of his grand uncle, in a style that was usually reserved for religious or royal scenes. The actual 1/21/13