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Academic Classicism |
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This is a movement that can be defined by its attention to traditional forms concentrating on elegance and symmetry. It takes the art of the Greeks and Romans as its idea of perfection.
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Baroque |
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Baroque Art emerged in Europe around 1600, as an reaction against the intricate and formulaic Mannerist style which dominated the Late Renaissance. Baroque Art is less complex, more realistic and more... |
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Classical Realism |
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In the arts, the accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life. Realism rejects imaginative idealization in favour of a close observation of outward appearances. As... |
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Early Renaissance |
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The Renaissance was a period or great creative activity, in which artists broke away from the restrictions of Byzantine Art. Throughout the 15th century, artists studied the natural world, perfecting... |
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Impressionism |
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A French 19th century art movement which marked a momentous break from tradition in European painting. The Impressionists incorporated new scientific research into the physics of colour to achieve a... |
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Mannerism |
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Artists of the Early Renaissance and the High Renaissance developed their characteristic styles from the observation of nature and the formulation of a pictorial science. When Mannerism matured after... |
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Naturalism |
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naturalism, in art, a tendency toward strict adherence to the physical appearance of nature and rejection of ideal forms. Artists as diverse as Velázquez, J. F. Millet, and Monet, have followed... |
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Neoclassicism |
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Neoclassical Art is a severe, unemotional form of art harkening back to the style of ancient Greece and Rome. Its rigidity was a reaction to the overbred Rococo style and the emotional Baroque style.... |
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Orientalism |
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During the 18th century, it became fashionable for painters to depict Middle Eastern customs, lifestyle, architecture and landscape. At first, the pictures tended to be fairly conventional... |
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Pre-Raphaelite |
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This movement was originally founded in 1848 by Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. The name was decided upon as the group aimed to rediscover the painting styles of artists working earlier than the... |
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Realism |
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Realism is an approach to art in which subjects are portrayed in as straightforward manner as possible, without idealizing them and without following the rules of formal theory.
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Renaissance |
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This movement began in Italy in the 14th century and the term, literally meaning rebirth, describes the revival of interest in the artistic achievements of the Classical world. Initially in a literary... |
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Romanticism |
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Romanticism was basically a reaction against Neoclassicism, it is a deeply-felt style which is individualistic, beautiful, exotic, and emotionally wrought.
Although Romanticism and Neoclassicism... |
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Unknown |
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We have hundreds of artists that we couldn't place in museums by thier movement. So if you come across any artist that you know where they should be placed please let us know. |
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Victorian |
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Victorian Classicism was a British style of historical painting inspired by the art and architecture of Classical Greece and Rome.
In the 19th century, an increasing number of Europeans made the... |
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Symbolism |
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