Realism (arts)

In the visual arts and literature, realism is a mid-19th century movement, which started in France. The realists sought to render everyday characters, situations, dilemmas, and events; all in an "accurate" (or realistic) manner. Realism began as a reaction to romanticism, in which subjects were treated idealistically. Realists tended to discard theatrical drama and classical forms of art to depict commonplace or 'realistic' themes.

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Visual arts - Literature - 19th century - France - Everyday - Accurate - Romanticism - Idealistically - Classical

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From the 1860s onwards, critics started to speak of Naturalism (literature) rather than Realism.

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1860s - Naturalism (literature) - Realism

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