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The Bather (William-Adolphe Bouguereau) Author/Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905) 윌리앙 아돌프 부그로 (윌리엄 부게로). 프랑스의 신고전주의 화가. Title English: Bather 목욕하는 여인 Description 엄격한 형식과 기법을 위주로 작품 활동 Date 1864 Medium oil on canvas Movement Realism Dimensions Length: 278.5 cm (109.6 in). Height: 172.5 cm (67.9 in). Current location Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium Coordinates: 51.0383°N 3.7238°E Photographer/Source Own work photo by Szilas in the Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Gent http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Camera location . Permission Public Domain Licensing This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all re...

Jean-François Millet. The Gleaners. 1857. Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Artist Jean-François Millet (1814–1875) Title The Gleaners Deutsch: Ährenleserinnen Français : Des glaneuses Year 1857 Technique Deutsch: Leinwand Dimensions 84 × 111 cm (33.07 × 43.70 in) Current location Musée d'Orsay Paris Notes Deutsch: Schule von Barbizon, Genremalerei http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(visual_arts)

Realism (1850 - 1880) Realism is defined by the accurate, unembellished, and detailed depiction of nature or contemporary life. The movement prefers an observation of physical appearance rather than imagination or idealization. In this sense, Realism can be found in movements of many other centuries. The mid 19th century Realist movement chose to paint common, ordinary, sometimes ugly images rather than the stiff, conventional pictures favored by upper-class society. It was an opposition to the traditional approach to Neoclassicism and the drama of Romanticism. Furthermore, advocates of the style were no longer preoccupied with the expectations of the Salons, Academies, or other art institutions. Realists strived to paint scenes as they actually appeared. Often the artists depicted ugly and common subjects that normally alluded to a social, political, or moral message. Never really becoming a solid, unified movement, the closest Realist group was the Barbizon School of landscape pain...