Realism emphasized the depiction of the working class.
This movement of art was developed in France in the mid-19th century. Its objective was to show and bring conscience about the lower classes' daily life.
Its main characteristics are:
rejection of ideal models of beauty, used in Classical and Romantic art.
naturalism in the representation of human figures and landscapes.
the main topics were peasants, working-class life, and city life.
Gustav Courbet was the first artist to proclaim himself a Realist.
The natural way of depicting non-idealized figures caused shock in the middle and upper classes which usually consumed art.
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