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1 Alan Thompson

2 Background 1840-1900 Based in France Sought to convey a truthful and objective vision of the contemporary world Gained support after the revolution of 1848 Democratic movement in nature Also referred to as naturalism

3 Characteristics Skeptical in nature Rejected idealized classicism Rejected exotic themes of romanticism Avoided supernatural elements or anything with a hint of doubt Avoided personal stylization by artist Provided honest portrayals of life forms, and perspective

4 Characteristics Emphasized the details of light and color Depending on goals of the artist, he/she may depict ugly and anti-aesthetic images to promote awareness and provoke change Subjects of paintings would often be common workers and ordinary people

5 Leading artists Gustave Courbet led the realist movement “Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist in the representation of real and existing things,” Jean-Francois Millet Known for his depictions of peasants and farmers Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Known for broad range of talents, including landscape, portrait and print etching

6 Stone Breakers by Gustave Courbet (Top), Self portrait by Courbet (Bottom)

7 The Gleaners by Jean- Francois Millet (Top), Young girl reading by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Bottom)

8 The Meeting by Courbet (Top), Potato planters by Jean-Francois Millet (Bottom)

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