Survey of Romantic versus Realism paintings

A Survey of Romantic and Realistic Paintings Fantasy and reality occupy our worlds everyday. One sees this world around himself and he retreats to what he wishes it was. Why shouldn’t he paint about it? The portrayal of fantastic and realistic notions occupied the activity of painters from the mid 1800’s to the 20th century. The period of Romantic painting lies roughly from the mid 1700s to the mid/later 1800s, while paintings from …

…-1835) · Murat’s Defeating of the Turkish Army(1805) · General Napoleon Visits the Troops · Napoleon Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken at Jaffa Eugene Isabey 1803 - 1886 · Boat Ashore at Calas (1851) · The Wreck (1854) · Court Reception at Chateau (1852) Realism Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1925) · Bonjour Monsieur Courbet (1854) · Deer in the Forest (1868) · The Calm Sea (1869) John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) · Venetian Interior (1850-2) · Madame X (1883) Adolph William Baugueareau (1825-1905) · The Nut Gatherers (late 1800’s) A Survey of Romantic and Realistic Paintings Brian Velasco