19th Century Realism in Art

Realism

Realism was an aesthetic trend born in France as a reaction against both the official academic art and the unbridled imagination and romantic idealism. It developed in Europe from 1840-1880.

Realistic Painting

Realistic painting did not introduce major innovations in techniques. Naturalistic Baroque masters, especially Spanish and Italian, were revalued. Its greatest innovation was the following topics: the world of work of workers and peasants. The advent of photography in 1839 strongly influenced

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Romanticism and Impressionism Art Movements

Romanticism

Historical and Cultural Context

Period of Bourgeois Revolutions: The bourgeoisie faced absolutist and monarchic restorations in the riots of 1820, 1830, and 1848, aided by the proletariat and intellectuals.

Emergence of Nationalism: Unification of Germany and Italy. Greek Independence (from the Turks) and Belgium. Some intellectuals, like Lord Byron, fought in Greece.

Widespread Media: Newspapers and magazines helped ideas and artistic fashions spread quickly.

Philosophy of Kant and Fichte:

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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon: A Revolutionary Masterpiece by Pablo Picasso

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

1907. Picasso.


Born in Malaga in 1881 and died in France in 1973, Pablo Picasso is the most influential pictorial genius of the twentieth century. With a very early vocation and extraordinary technical ability, Picasso, having spent his childhood and youth first in Malaga and then in La Coruña, decided to become a painter. For this, he went to Barcelona and then to Paris, where he would establish contact with Post-Impressionist trends. At the beginning of the century, influenced

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A Critical Introduction to Media Studies

Chapter 1: Introduction to Media Studies

1. How We Know What We Know

We learn in two ways: somatically and symbolically. Somatically, what we know may be from firsthand, unmediated experience. Symbolically, what we know may come from someone or something (the majority of our knowledge). This is mediated—the information came to us through some indirect channel or medium.

Before mass media arrived, people used spoken and written messages. The problems with that were the limitations of transportation,

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Mannerism and Baroque Art: A Comparative Overview

Mannerism (16th Century)

Characteristics

Mannerism, a style bridging the Renaissance and Baroque periods, is characterized by the distortion of elements like proportion and space, creating a sense of artificiality and elegance.

Architecture

Mannerist architecture employed visual trickery and unexpected elements, challenging Renaissance norms.

Sculpture

  • More expressive than Renaissance sculpture.
  • Exemplified by artists like Giambologna, Cellini, Berruguete, and Juan de Juni.
  • Depicted religious and mythological
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A View from the Bridge: Language, Structure & Themes

Structure

Alfieri’s Role

A View from the Bridge is a well-structured play with an uncomplicated shape, presented in two acts with clearly defined divisions controlled by the lawyer, Alfieri. Alfieri is crucial to the play’s structure, opening and closing it while also serving as Arthur Miller’s mouthpiece to move the action forward.

Eddie Carbone’s Influence

All the action revolves around Eddie Carbone, whose character drives the drama. When he is calm and friendly, the atmosphere reflects this. However,

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