The
Importance of Realism:
- Depicted the current situation of life instead of longing for the past or the 'ideal' (i.e the art of Classical mythology favoured by Renaissance artists and sculptors)
- Idealism was rejected and ugliness was accepted
- Realism believed it was unethical to depict what could not be seen, gave realism a moral dimension and shifting the function of art
- Brought to light the inequalities amongst social classes
- Influenced Impressionism and many other art styles, and the style retains its influence of the visual arts today
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