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The Little Fruit Seller in the style of Bartolome Esteban Murillo, 1670-1675, oil, canvas, Alte Pinakothek, Munich Germany.
Showing the everyday life of the Spanish people we have a girl counting her earnings. the use of shadows creating a sense of serenity and hopefulness. Showing children do not see poverty as a burden. -
Emphasizing emotion individualism imagination and nature, capturing complexity and passions of human feelings. often including landscapes, flora, in a stylized manner. As well as exploring themes of death, mortality, and the supernatural.
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Francisco Goya, Couple with parasol on the paseo, 1796-1797, wash/ink/paper, 22 x 13.4 cm, The Kunsthalle Hamburg Germany.
Couple with a parasol on the paseo is an artwork depicting the essence of everyday life. The parasol shielding them which symbolizes protection and care, The interaction between the two suggesting companionship and affection -
Having a strong emphasis on individualism, emotional expression, and a connection to nature. Emerging from a response to rationalism of the enlightenment and neoclassicism. Exploring themes of love, nature, and the past.
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John Constable, Rainstorm over the sea, 1824-1828, oil/paper, 22.2 x 31 cm, Royal academy of arts (RA) London UK.
Rainstorm over the sea depicts a string sense of nature's power and the nature of a storm. Using dull colors and rapid brushstrokes to bring out the feeling of storms. A very dramatic oil painting that captures a powerful and fleeting nature of a storm. -
Georger Shalders, Cows by a pond with lily pads, 1826-1873, oil on canvas, 23.5 x 25.5 inch, Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Depicting a pastoral and rural aesthetic depicting a simple and carefree look of the rural life. This painting significance lies in its representation for nature, simplicity, and the rural lifestyle.