1. Chapter 12 pt 2 Realism

2. Realism Example: Tragic death of poor family Lithograph
Expressive use of light
Plight of urban poor
Quiet aftermath of abuse of power
HONORÉ DAUMIER, Rue Transnonain, Fig

3. Realism
ÉDOUARD MANET, Olympia, Fig

4. Realism Example: Realistic rendering of indifferent prostitute
Reclining female nude from Venetian painting
Updates for frank modernity
Engaging the history of art
Flattening space
ÉDOUARD MANET, Olympia, Fig

5. Realism
THOMAS EAKINS, The Gross Clinic, 1875.
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6. Realism Example: American doctor, performing surgery
Realistic treatment of blood, anguish
Rejected from exhibition for brutal truth
THOMAS EAKINS, The Gross Clinic, 1875.
Fig

7. Realism
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, Ophelia, Fig

8. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Example:
English Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
History and fiction in illusionistic style
Dislike ugliness of present day
Spirituality and idealism
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, Ophelia, Fig

9. Architecture
BARRY and PUGIN, Houses of Parliament, designed Fig

10. Architecture 1800-1870 Example: Revivalist style
Moral and spiritual authenticity of Gothic architecture
Evoke era of national greatness for government building
BARRY and PUGIN, Houses of Parliament, designed 1835.
Fig

11. Architecture
CHARLES GARNIER, Opéra Paris, 1861–1874. Fig

12. Architecture 1800-1870 Example:
Revivalist Neo-Baroque style called Beaux Arts
Baroque ornamentation plus classical structure
Create proper setting for glittering events, audiences
CHARLES GARNIER, Opéra Paris, 1861–1874. Fig

13. Architecture
JOSEPH PAXTON, Crystal Palace, 1850–1854. Fig

14. Architecture Example: Inspired by greenhouses
Rejects sentimental borrowings
New honesty of materials
Glass skin over iron frame
Pre-made units, assembled on site
Exhibition hall, open spaces
JOSEPH PAXTON, Crystal Palace, 1850–1854. Fig

15. Photography,
DAGUERRE, Still Life in Studio, Fig

16. Photography, 1800-1870 Example: First photographs Daguerrotype
Soon used for portraits
Artist’s tool
Threat to painting?
DAGUERRE, Still Life in Studio, Fig

17. Photography,
TIMOTHY O’SULLIVAN, A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July Fig

18. Photography, 1800-1870 Example: New ability to capture events
New perspective on war
Documentary photography
TIMOTHY O’SULLIVAN, A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863.
Fig