Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 13 : Impressionism | Spring 2015

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Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists. It was the first movement of modern art. Their independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s, in spite of harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France. The name of the style derives from the title […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 12 : Romanticism & Realism | Spring 2015

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Romanticism was a movement that was at its peak in the second half of the eighteenth century. It went against all logical and rational approaches and ventured into worlds unknown, that were perfect, surreal, and beautiful. There was hardly any room for imperfection, and these characteristics became a part of the romantic movement only in […]