Naturalism in art
A late nineteenth-century approach that sought close observation of ordinary life while often stressing social and environmental conditions.
Example
Compare Naturalist and Realist works through subject, scale and narrative rather than assuming the labels are interchangeable.
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Realism in art
A nineteenth-century approach that made contemporary people, labour and social life subjects for serious art.
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Academic art
Art shaped by institutional training, juries and hierarchies of subject associated with official academies and salons.
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Impressionism
A late nineteenth-century movement associated with visible brushwork, changing light and subjects drawn from modern...
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Post-Impressionism
A broad label for artists who developed distinct structural, symbolic or expressive approaches after Impressionism.
