{"id":2413,"date":"2024-04-16T15:14:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:14:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:14:48","slug":"intro-to-western-art-4-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/2024\/04\/16\/intro-to-western-art-4-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Western Art 4\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we discussed Realism. As the line marking shifts in artistic eras becomes more blurry, some artwork have multiple styles influencing them. This is the case with Francisco Goya’s The Third of May, 1808<\/em>. Originally studied in the Romanticism period, it also has factual aspects that represent Realism. Realism overall is concerning with presenting the world in a precise, factual manner. Unlike Romanticism, there are often no emotions or appeals to the viewer involved. Form was prioritized, as color “only adds charm.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corot is a prime example of Realism, especially his painting View of Rome: The Bridge and Castel S. Angelo with the Cupola of St. Peter\u2019s<\/em><\/em>. The view of Rome, a bridge, and a castle is exactly as if a picture from the same bank of the river were taken. The building’s forms are very geometrical and solid in shape, and earthy, almost plain colors make up the palette. The goal is create a factual and realistic image of Rome was achieved without an emotional appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millet’s painting The Sower<\/em> is an example of Realism when painting human subjects. The peasant farmer is a scene anyone could see and relate to as he performs a simple peasant duty. In part, the painting has a political message about the importance of peasants as the backbone of French society, especially as the sower’s face is hidden, allowing him to represent his class as a whole. Once again painted in dusky, earthy colors, Millet doesn’t glorify the job of a peasant. He paints the action in a realistic manner and avoids embellishment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today we discussed Realism. As the line marking shifts in artistic eras becomes more blurry, some artwork have multiple styles influencing them. This is the case with Francisco Goya’s The Third of May, 1808. Originally studied in the Romanticism period, it also has factual aspects that represent Realism. Realism overall is concerning with presenting the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18379,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18379"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2415,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413\/revisions\/2415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ar112-spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}