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Nineteenth-Century Art and Modern Life flashcards

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What is meant by “Realism” in this lesson?Realism and Photography
Realism describes varied practices emphasizing contemporary subjects and challenging some idealized conventions.
What is meant by “Everyday subject” in this lesson?Realism and Photography
An everyday subject represents ordinary activity with meanings shaped by its context.
What is meant by “Photography” in this lesson?Realism and Photography
Photography makes images through light-sensitive processes or their digital successors.
What is meant by “Framing” in this lesson?Realism and Photography
Framing selects what is included and excluded from an image.
What is meant by “Documentary claim” in this lesson?Realism and Photography
A documentary claim presents an image as evidence but requires provenance and contextual checking.
What is meant by “Representation and power” in this lesson?Realism and Photography
Representation can reinforce or challenge social relationships through whose experiences are depicted.
What is meant by “Impressionism” in this lesson?Impressionism
Impressionism identifies a varied movement associated with modern life, light effects, and independent exhibitions.
What is meant by “Broken brushwork” in this lesson?Impressionism
Broken brushwork uses distinct marks that contribute to perceived forms and color relationships.
What is meant by “Plein-air practice” in this lesson?Impressionism
Plein-air practice makes work outdoors but does not describe every stage of every painting.
What is meant by “Optical effect” in this lesson?Impressionism
An optical effect arises from how colors and marks interact in viewing.
What is meant by “Modern leisure” in this lesson?Impressionism
Modern leisure subjects depict historically changing recreation and public life.
What is meant by “Movement diversity” in this lesson?Impressionism
Diversity recognizes differences among artists grouped within a movement.
What is meant by “Post-Impressionism” in this lesson?Post-Impressionist Approaches
Post-Impressionism groups varied later-nineteenth-century responses to Impressionism rather than one uniform program.
What is meant by “Expressive brushwork” in this lesson?Post-Impressionist Approaches
Brushwork can organize movement, texture, and emotional effects.
What is meant by “Structural color” in this lesson?Post-Impressionist Approaches
Color relationships can organize volume or space through selected contrasts.
What is meant by “Pointillist technique” in this lesson?Post-Impressionist Approaches
Pointillist techniques use discrete color marks within specific artistic theories and practices.
What is meant by “Symbolist context” in this lesson?Post-Impressionist Approaches
Symbolist contexts emphasize suggestion, imagination, or inward experience through varied forms.
What is meant by “Biographical limitation” in this lesson?Post-Impressionist Approaches
A limitation prevents reducing a work's explanation to one dramatic event in an artist's life.