arts in the industrial age i can compare romanticism, realism, and impressionism
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Arts in the Industrial AgeI can compare Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism
Romanticism Was a reaction to the political and social
times, Emotion over Reason, Senses over Intellect
Didn’t reject reason, just believed in the importance of emotion too.
Key idea: each individual has a unique personality from birth.
Key descriptors: Imagination, Freedom, Mystery, Exotic, Nature, Inner Struggles
Realism An attempt to portray life exactly as it
was without sentiment Common everyday world was purest
source of inspiration Often focused on harsh realities of the
Industrial era
Thomas Eakins’s 1875 painting The Gross Clinic – medical students learning by performing autopsies
Jean-Francois Millet, The Gleaners, 1857
Honore Daumier, The Third-Class Carriage, 1862
Impressionism
Reaction to development of photography
Its aim was to SUGGEST rather than DESCRIBE
Reflected the chaos of the Industrial era Impressionists rejected studios in favor
of the countryside.
Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, 1872
Monet, Saint Lazare Train Station, 1877
Edgar Degas, The Dancing Class
Monet, Rouen Cathedral