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"A Burial at Ornans" Gustave Courbet
This paintings shows the funeral of the painter's relative in Ornans, France. This is a shining example of the untouched plainness present in the works of the Realism movement. -
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Realism and Impressionism: 1850-1900
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel describing the manifold problems inherent in slavery was one which displayed the powere that a novel can have by influencing public thought on issues. This like Sinclair's The Jungle shows a realistic picture of America before the Civil War. -
"Faust Symphonie" Franz Liszt
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt's symphony which was inspired by Johann von Goethe's play Faust. The piece was commissioned in order to honor a monument to Goethe. A recording of the entire symphony can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZUQ7yZTFco -
"Yosemite Valley" Carleton Watkins
This series of photgraphs from the American photographer show the untouched Yosemite Valley of California. The photos are striking in the simplicity and contrast between the monochromatic palette. -
"Abraham Lincoln" Matthew Brady
This iconic photograph taken of the American president a few years before his assassination shows a very realistic image of him. The gaunt cheeks and the somber expression resonate with the viewer years later. -
"Music in the Tuileries Gardens" Edouard Manet
This oil painting shows the mastery with which Manet was able to depict large scenes in a realistic fashion. This piece was influential to up and coming artists and influenced the creation of other pieces with similar subjects. -
"Snap the Whip" Winslow Homer
In Homer's seminal piece, the rural youth of America in the late 1800s are depicted in free-time. This shows some of the burgeoning culture which was born after the stress and chaos of the Civil War had subsided. -
"Boulevard des Capucines" Claude Monet
This large scene, unlike Manet's, is less about the realistic and depiction and more about the language of color expressed through the impressionistic lens. -
"Barge Haulers on the Volga" Ilya Repin
This work depicts the struggle of 11 men pulling a barge upstream. The pain and stress of the toil are depicted in a way that celebrates dignity and fortitude and speaks ill of indentured servitude. -
"A Modern Olympia" Paul Cezanne
he painting depicts a naked, black servant dramatically removing a sheet from a bed, revealing Olympia who is also naked. In the foreground, a balding, bearded man is sitting on a couch watching the scene. It is almost certain that the man is Cézanne himself. -
"The Gross Clinic" Thomas Eakins
The Gross Clinic is recognized as one of the greatest American paintings ever made. The young and little-known Eakins created it specifically for Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exhibition, intending to showcase his talents as an artist and to honor the scientific achievements of his native Philadelphia. -
"Beethoven" Kaspar von Zumbusch
This German sculptor Zumbusch created this sculpture of Beethoven to pay tribute to the late composer in a square in Vienna. Showing Beethoven seated in much the style of the Greek gods of Ancient Greece. -
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Mark Twain
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"Portrait of Madame X" Paul Singer Sargent
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"Washington Monument" Robert Mills
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"Eiffel Tower" Eiffel
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"Clair de Lune" Claude Debussy
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"Tahitian Women on the Beach" Paul Gauguin
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"Die neue Salome" Max Klinger
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"The Time Machine" HG Wells
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"La Boheme" Puccini
