This century is characterized by a change not only inviews on painting and culture. As you know, the culture is greatly influenced by the political and economic situation in the world. Depending on what topics are relevant in society, works of art are also created.
19th century painting formed on the baseinternational events. At the end of the 18th century, feudalism began to recede into the past, and it was replaced by a progressive social order — the bourgeoisie. And, accordingly, brought with it a new caste of the population - the bourgeois. The similarity of them in the modern world are private entrepreneurs. It was in such conditions that European painting of the 19th century was formed.
Genres and leading motives of European painting of the 19th century
As a result of the change of the social systemThe views on art have also changed significantly. Painting of the 19th century is more prone to romance. Images of children playing carelessly on the lawn or happily eating goodies, became the main ones depicted in the paintings of the then painters. The world was perceived as an ideal creation, and childhood - as a carefree time. The serene and cheerful children in the representation of painters were equated with the most beautiful phenomenon in the world. Their fun, happy smiles and adventure-filled games were most often depicted in paintings. A considerable place in the thoughts of painters occupied the process of raising children.
The artists perceived the process of education asthe most noble cause on earth, because the new man was prepared for life, imparted to him noble qualities, taught the idea of beauty, to distinguish between the notions of the beautiful and the ugly. It was in such an optimistic, carefree and harmonious light that French art of the 19th century lived. But closer to the 20th century, more realistic motives began to appear in the work of artists. The unreal world of beauty, love and harmony is a thing of the past, the image of real children's everyday life from poor families has become topical. The horrific paintings of children's suffering due to shortcomings, malnutrition became the leading motives in the work of European and French artists. During this period, portraits were mainly depicted, the main purpose of which was to convey not only the external features of a person, but also to show his character, to portray the person being portrayed inseparably with the era in which he lives. Representatives: Louis David, Madaras, Brozik, Mateik, Francisco Goya, Dominique Ingres, Eugene Delacroix, Honore Daumier, Francois Millet.
Russian painting of the 19th century
19th century painting in Russia kept pace withEuropean. Romanticism prevailed in the visual arts. To perfection, as a result of the disappointment of the French Revolution of the late 18th century, led romantic and ideal motifs to Russian painting.
Unreal ideas about the ideal world, hisimprovement, portrayed in the pictures of the time. In the course of the development of the theme of the ideal world, its truth was often portrayed. Hard-working people, domestic problems, dirty and hungry children repeatedly visited the paintings of artists. Representatives: V. A. Tropinin, K. P. Bryullov, A. A, Ivanov, A. G. Venetsianov, P. A. Fedotov, G. G. Myasoedov, V. G. Perov. Painting of the 19th century was replenished with another masterpiece from the treasury of Russian artists. Surely, everyone knows the work of K. P. Bryullov about the buried city during a volcanic eruption in 79 BC. er "The last day of Pompeii".
