{"id":55742,"date":"2024-12-17T07:35:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?page_id=55742"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:08:05","slug":"realism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/realism\/","title":{"rendered":"realism"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>ACADEMIC REALISM<\/h1>\r\n<h2>What is Academic Realism?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Academic realism, also referred to as academic art or representational art, shows the world as it is. Its name refers to the strict realism taught at art schools, going back to the first art academy founded in Florence in the mid-sixteenth century. This style became the norm in Western art for centuries, taught at prestigious art schools like the Acad\u00e9mie des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the Royal Academy in London.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/bio\/alexandre-cabanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alexandre Cabanel - Loiseau Cheri\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/alexandre_cabanel_b1825_loiseau_cheri_framed_JPG-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Alexandre Cabanel - Loiseau Cheri\" width=\"2202\" height=\"2560\" \/> <\/a> Alexandre Cabanel &#8211; Loiseau Cheri <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_Glaneuses.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail_julien_dupre_b1030_glaneuse_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>GlaneusesJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Georges_Fran\u00e7ois_P_Laug\u00e9e_A_lApproche_du_Grain.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__georges_laugee_a3593_a_lapproche_du_grain_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>A l&#8217;Approche du GrainGeorges Fran\u00e7ois P. Laug\u00e9e(1853 &#8211; 1937)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_Milking_Time.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail_julien_dupre_b1335_milking_time_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Milking TimeJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_Femme_Versant_\u00e0_Boire.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__julien_dupre_e1061_femme_versant_a_boire_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Femme Versant \u00e0 BoireJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Georges_Fran\u00e7ois_P_Laug\u00e9e_Tending_the_Flock.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__georges_laugee_b1845_tending_the_flock_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Tending the FlockGeorges Fran\u00e7ois P. Laug\u00e9e(1853 &#8211; 1937)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_Milkmaid_with_Cows.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__julien_dupre_a3716_milkmaid_with_cows.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Milkmaid with CowsJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/bio\/william-a-bouguereau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"William Bouguereau - Le Depart du Bergere\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/william_a_bouguereau_b1433_-le_depart_du-_bergereJPG.jpg\" alt=\"William Bouguereau - Le Depart du Bergere\" width=\"1283\" height=\"1633\" \/> <\/a> William Bouguereau &#8211; Le Depart du Bergere<\/p>\r\n<h2>What Did Academic Artists Paint?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Historical scenes and religious depictions were the genres most admired among academic artists. Academic art flourished in the mid-nineteenth century when Acad\u00e9mie des Beaux-Arts faculty served as the art world&#8217;s ultimate tastemakers through the Salon.<\/p>\r\n<p><a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_The_Harvest.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__julien_dupre_b1628_the_harvest_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>The HarvestJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Georges_Fran\u00e7ois_P_Laug\u00e9e_Tending_the_Flock.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__georges_laugee_b1845_tending_the_flock_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Tending the FlockGeorges Fran\u00e7ois P. Laug\u00e9e(1853 &#8211; 1937)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_Une_Faneuse.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail_julien_dupre_b1238_une_faneuse_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Une FaneuseJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Julien_Dupr\u00e9_P\u00e2turage.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__julien_dupre_a3638_paturage.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>P\u00e2turageJulien Dupr\u00e9(1851 &#8211; 1910)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Marie_Dieterle_Troupeau_dans_un_chemin_creux.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail_marie_dieterle_a3188_troupeau_dans_un_chemin_creux_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Troupeau dans un chemin creuxMarie Dieterle(1856 &#8211; 1935)<\/a> <a style=\"position: relative; z-index: 1;\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/Jules_Didier_Lete;_scene_rustique.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/catalogimages\/detail__jules_didier_b1319_lete_scene_ rustique_wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>L&#8217;ete; scene rustiqueJules Didier(1831 &#8211; 1914)<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>The Impact of Academic Realism<\/h2>\r\n<p>Although the rise of modernist art movements led to greater decentralization of artistic authority, academic artwork became widely accepted and admired by the general public. And while the movement fractured as we moved into the twentieth century, the principles of Academic realism persist as the foundation for many artists even to this day.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/bio\/julien-dupr%C3%A9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Julien Dupre - Harvester's Rest\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julien_dupre_e1585_harvesters_rest_framedJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Julien Dupre - Harvester's Rest\" width=\"1266\" height=\"1500\" \/> <\/a> Julien Dupre &#8211; Harvester&#8217;s Rest<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACADEMIC REALISM What is Academic Realism? Academic realism, also referred to as academic art or representational art, shows the world as it is. 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