Realism

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/realism

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artistic movement origin?France, mid-19th century (circa 1840s-1860s)
2. What is the key figures?Gustave Courbet, Jean-François Millet, Honoré Daumier, Édouard Manet (transitional)
3. What is Realism in art?Realism is a style of painting that shows the world just as it looks, like a photograph. Artists paint everyday people and ordinary scenes instead of fancy or dramatic stories.
4. Why did Realist artists paint ordinary people instead of heroes?They wanted to show that everyday people and their lives are important. By painting peasants, workers, and city folk, they made art about real life.

Romanticism: An artistic and literary movement emphasizing emotion, individualism, and the sublime, often featuring dramatic or exotic subjects.
Bourgeoisie: The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
Empirical Observation: Knowledge gained through direct sensory experience and experimentation, rather than theory or intuition.