FAH245H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Alexandre Cabanel, The Stone Breakers, John Everett Millais
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Realism particular to the 19th century: what makes this category different from realistic representations of the world, at the heart of what painting is about. Painting should be related to the world as we see it. There were 2 painters and there was a contest to see who was the best painter. One painted realistic grapes where birds were deceived while the other painted a curtain where the other painter was deceived. Human being was enticed by the thing that wasn"t present, the promise of what was behind the curtain. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Artists are able to provide multiple layers of reality with their ability as painters. What do we see: his head is covered in shadow, in a space where the painting is not in. Created depth: his book is almost tipped out, curtin with rod. Created a picture that had a realistic relationship with space. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) A desire to create pictures that look really realistic.
