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19th Century

Academic painting gives way to modern subjects, realism, and optical experiment.

1780–1900

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Neoclassicism and Romanticism

Portrait of Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David 1748–1825 Neoclassicism and Romanticism Jacques-Louis David (French: [ʒaklwi david]; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassi... Enter room
Portrait of J. M. W. Turner J. M. W. Turner 1775–1851 Neoclassicism and Romanticism Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known as William Turner, was an English Romantic pa... Enter room
Portrait of Eugene Delacroix Eugene Delacroix 1798–1863 Neoclassicism and Romanticism Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -⁠KRWAH; French: [øʒɛn dəlakʁwa]; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) wa... Enter room

Realism

Portrait of Gustave Courbet Gustave Courbet 1819–1877 Realism Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (UK: KOOR-bay; US: koor-BAY; French: [ɡystav kuʁbɛ]; 10 June 1819 – 31 December 1877) was... Enter room
Portrait of Jean-Francois Millet Jean-Francois Millet 1814–1875 Realism Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa milɛ]; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French painte... Enter room
Portrait of Honore Daumier Honore Daumier 1808–1879 Realism Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French: [ɔnɔʁe domje]; 26 February 1808 – 10 or 11 February 1879) was a French painter, scul... Enter room

Impressionism

Portrait of Claude Monet Claude Monet 1840–1926 Impressionism Oscar-Claude Monet (UK: , US: ; French: [klod mɔnɛ]; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and fou... Enter room
Portrait of Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841–1919 Impressionism Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; French: [pjɛʁ oɡyst ʁənwaʁ]; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a leading French Impres... Enter room
Portrait of Edgar Degas Edgar Degas 1834–1917 Impressionism Edgar Degas (UK: , US: ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French: [ilɛːʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡaʁ də ɡa]; 19 July 1834 – 27 Sep... Enter room
Portrait of Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot 1841–1895 Impressionism Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (English: mor-ee-ZOH, French: [bɛʁt mɔʁizo]; 14 January 1841 – 2 March 1895) was a Frenc... Enter room

Post-Impressionism

Portrait of Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne 1839–1906 Post-Impressionism Paul Cézanne ( say-ZAN, UK also siz-AN, US also say-ZAHN; French: [pɔl sezan]; Occitan: Pau Cesana; 19 January 1839 –... Enter room
Portrait of Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 1853–1890 Post-Impressionism Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] ; 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressio... Enter room
Portrait of Paul Gauguin Paul Gauguin 1848–1903 Post-Impressionism Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor,... Enter room
Portrait of Georges Seurat Georges Seurat 1859–1891 Post-Impressionism Georges Pierre Seurat (UK: SUR-ah, -⁠ə, US: suu-RAH; French: [ʒɔʁʒ pjɛʁ sœʁa]; 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a... Enter room
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Text overview of 19th Century

  • Neoclassicism and Romanticism: Jacques-Louis David, J. M. W. Turner, Eugene Delacroix.
  • Realism: Gustave Courbet, Jean-Francois Millet, Honore Daumier.
  • Impressionism: Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot.
  • Post-Impressionism: Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat.