Realism
Topic 13
Introduction
There is no relation between the imagination, feelings and passion proclaimed by the movement and the real world.
The objective of realism is the artists would search for the utility of art.
(1838) Louis Daguerre took the first photograph
Writers tried to eliminate their influences
“Theory of Evolution by Charles Darwin.“
Colloquialism became popular in literature
Main Characteristics
01
The main goal
is to achieve an
objective
representation of
reality
03
The crude reality was key
and that’s the reason
why everyday life was
shown in the paintings.
02
In painting artists
created veracity. Since the
topics were different, the
artists were accused of
“ugliness”
04
Characters in Literature
were flawed and
psychologically complex,
talking about themes as
infidelity, problems in
marriages and poverty.
01
France
The most important country to embrace Realism
Main Characteristics
Colors
usually show a feeling, because the visual
sensation would always transmit something
With photography
Artists tried to recrate reality in their paintings
in the most reliable way
Landscaping
Paintings were he main inspiration for this
movement
Gleaners, JeanFrançois Millet
You can see three peasants
working, their posture reflect
movement.
These anonymous workers show a
tireless effort
The use of light and shadow is very significant:
the gleaners are in a semi-darkness and the
people in the background are fully illuminated.
Transition between
Romanticism and Realism
Realism
Naturalism
The theme is
completely realistic. If
you analyze it, it is not
at all objective.
Realism taken to an extreme,
the author is like a god that test
their characters in situations
and look how they would react
Stone Brakers,
Gustave Courbert
Two peasants about to
break stone.
Again you cant see their
faces
The author gives them
humanity and emphasises
the physical labour
02
England
Pre-Raphaelites
John Ruskin
by John Everett Millais
Charles Dickens
One of the most representative
authors of Realism
His stories always reflect problems
in society
03
Spain
Not specially recognized for its realistic paintings,
but there are a few exceptions
Representative Painters
Eduardo Rosales
(1836-1873)
Francisco Pradilla
Ortiz (1848-1921)
Doña Isabel the Catholic Dictating Her
Will
By Eduardo
Rosales in 1864
The king is wearing red
clothing, looking tired
and sad.
Someone is
writing what she is
saying , and everyone
around her look very
worried.
There is
an interesting contrast
with the lighting: the
sheets from the bed of
Isabel are white,
making her dead an
“illuminated” one, and
everything around her
has darker tones,
showing the mood of
the painting.
Queen Juana La Loca confined at
Tordesillas with her daughter, the
Infanta Catalina
Juana la Loca’s daughter, Catalina, is
trying to play with her, using some toys.
The room is also normal, with toys in the
ground. Juana is sitting next to a
window and the light of the outside is
illuminating her face.
But in her look you can see no
enjoyment: it seems like she wants to
recover something that have been lost
forever.
Conclusions
01
02
The
influence of
photography
had a part in
the making
of Realism
Reality can be
approached by
a lot of ways and
can be very
different
according to the
point of view.
03
“Art for art’s
sake”
Thank you!
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