How Did Art Change In The 19th Century

In the 19th century, many changes of art took place. It started with a new "realism" approach, where artists did no longer want to paint what they were told to paint. The things that they previously had to paint were religious, Greek, or aristocratic. They were many art students that had the desire to step out of the box and paint "real life", or the lives of regular people. This was a stark difference and shocking to people as all of the sudden their servants were depicted working hard in the fields, such as in the painting "The Gleaners". All of the sudden lives of regular people were depicted, and the thought processes were also able to change when looking at art. Another shift in art was that to nature. Many famous artists such as Monet
took a large focus on nature rather than industrialism. This is personally my favorite shift in art, as Monets paintings are still my favorite. Another painting that made a huge impact was Le déjeuner sur l'here. In this photo a naked woman is depicted sitting in front of two fully dressed men. This of course shocked society, because the picture was not only offensive but confusing to understand. It was interesting because many naked people had been depicted before, but it was completely different in this circumstance. Over all, many changes were made, and artists were constantly trying to change their tactics and styles to fit modern changes, and to always step out of the box. Many styles and paintings were questioned.