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    Wilde and Courbet recognized how critics and Academic art authorities reject realism and romanticism and both explain why. Wilde uses a Shakespearean metaphor about critic’s resentment towards realism.

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    A Burial at Ornans

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    About forty peasant mourners are depicted in this painting by the French painter Gustave Courbet. This work was done between 1849 and1850‚ around the period of the 1848 French revolution where art became oppositional to the idealistic portrayals of society. Courbet communicated a very insightful reasoning that somewhat introduced his style: “Since art is ideal‚ anything that is not art must be what is real”. Courbet was a realist painter ; his principles were based on Realism. He emphasizes the modern

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    1. Discuss the impact of photography on the nineteenth-century landscape. How did it affect painting? What were the political implications of the medium? Use examples to support your essay. Landscape painting was a particularly effective vehicle for allegory because it allowed artists to make fictional subjects appear normal‚ conditioned‚ acceptable‚ or destined. Art was not just about the landscape‚ it actually allowed the spirit of the painter to come alive in their work. The allegory

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    The first thing I noticed about the painting of A Bar at the Folies-Bergere is the women standing behind a bar‚ I especially notice the women’s facial features. She is a beautiful young women but she looks sad‚ has rose red cheeks and her gaze is like she is looking off into the distance. Another thing is that she has a dress on that is revealing of cleavage but she is wearing some sort of flower boutonnière to cover her breasts. As I focused on the women‚ it appears to look that she is standing

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    7-The Industrial Age from art theory for beginners Why did the Agricultural and Industrial it began with the huge changes in society Revolution begin? brought about by developments made in Agriculture‚ technology and industry. Where did the Agricultural and Industrial it began in Britain and spread to Europe Revolution begin? What was the end result in Europe? -it changed the way people lived -Europe moved from essentially an agrarian society to an industrial

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    Written presentation: L’origine du monde. Courbet‚ 1866 * Abstract L’Origine du monde is an oil painting realized by Courbet in 1866. It may be the most controversial piece of art that the famous artist has ever presented. Consisting of a 46x55 centimeters close up on a woman’s genitals‚ the picture makes all the conventions shatter and gets any audience uncomfortable. This essay first explores the historical trajectory of L’Origine du monde‚ from its origins to its rediscovery since 1995

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    Manet and Modernism: A Perspective on Manet Modernism‚ as it relates to the work of Edouard Manet‚ requires at least two caveats as prerequisites to forming a perspective. The problem is twofold: 1) ‘modernism’ is a term with broad‚ even sometimes vague‚ definitions‚ and 2) Edouard Manet’s prolific work is open to broad degrees of interpretation. In the first instance‚ and for the contextual purposes of this essay‚ ‘modernism’ can be described here as primarily including efforts in the field

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    People draw since ancient times‚ how do we determine the value of art? Art do not have any clear instruction‚ and we could never grade an artwork fairly as it depends on the viewer. Different people have different views and perspectives‚ I think that art can reflect feelings of artist‚ and to express the emotion of the artist‚ it also can be a mirror of the times‚ reflecting the situation of the age‚ or it might only be a kind art form‚ just presenting the technique of the artist. It is no doubt

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    1. How is Corbet’s Burial at Ornans an assault on bourgeois values?  -He painted a scene that would normally be reserved for something religious and was highly controversial during the time. He took a step that went against the bourgeois values by not caring about the class definitions that were socially acceptable. He painted something that he “shouldn’t” have‚ but it brought him instant fame. 2. How do Japanese prints influence the works of Degas?  - Degas was influenced by Japanese prints in

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    Romanticism and Realism in the Arts Romanticism and Realism were two forms of art that came into existence in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Both formed as a resistance to traditional standards and in response to a time of war and revolution. Both Romanticism and Realism are prevalent in works of art to this day. This is where the similarities of the two art forms end. So how can two opposing literary movements overlap time periods yet be so different in style? Romanticism

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