Art Survey D4

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Instructions

Choose a Realist painter (Courbet or Manet) and an Impressionist painter (Monet or Degas) from the websites listed below. Compare and contrast the artists in terms of artistic style, subjects, and the general cultural background. For example, what types of subjects did the artist favor? What set them apart stylistically from the broader artistic culture? Be sure to reference at least one work of art from each artist.

• Realism

1. Metropolitan Mueum of Art essay: Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gust/hd_gust.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. Metropolitan Mueum of Art essay: Édouard Manet (1832–1883) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mane/hd_mane.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

• Impressionism

1. Metropolitan Mueum of Art essay: Claude Monet (1840–1926) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cmon/hd_cmon.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. Metropolitan Mueum of Art essay: Edgar Degas (1834–1917): Painting and Drawing http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dgsp/hd_dgsp.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.