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Realism

Realism. Jacques-Louis David, “The Oath of the Horatii ” 1784. Caspar David Friedrich, “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” 1818 . Jean-François Millet, “The Gleaners,” 1857. Gustave Courbet, “The Stonebreakers,” 1849. Realism. resisting idealization things as they really are, appear

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Realism

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  1. Realism

  2. Jacques-Louis David, “The Oath of the Horatii” 1784

  3. Caspar David Friedrich, “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” 1818

  4. Jean-François Millet, “The Gleaners,” 1857

  5. Gustave Courbet, “The Stonebreakers,” 1849

  6. Realism • resisting idealization • things as they really are, appear • depiction of subject matter truthfully • without anything artificial • avoiding anything implausible, like implausible emotions, implausible setting or conditions • avoiding exotic, supernatural elements • focus on everyday life

  7. From the Enlightenment to Romanticism to Realism • Minute observation of material, physical world • Minute observation of social world, social reality, and isolation in the social • Authentic depiction of inner world, emotional life • All things given equal weight – the mundane versus the sublime

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