Grade 11VA Realism Essay

 Dear Grade 11s,

Please complete this activity for Homework. 

Image From: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/40.175 

Please write your answers to the following questions in an essay format (i.e. introduction, body, and conclusion).

1. Name, date and contextualize this painting.                                                  [4 marks]

2. What is the artist’s perception of the types of women seen here? What does this say about his society in the mid-19th century?     [2 marks]

3. This movement is called ‘Realism’. Look at the visual clues and give 3 stylistic characteristics of Realism. Describe these clues.                 [6 marks]

Link to Mrs Moore's PPT on Women in Art

Link to Mrs Moore's PPT on Realism

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/realism.htm#characteristics - this site is about Realism in Art