Realism is a style of painting that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. Realists render everyday characters, situations, dilemmas, and objects, all in verisimilitude. They tend to discard theatrical drama, lofty subjects and classical forms in favor of commonplace themes.
Impressionism Barbizon school Trompe l'oeil Gustave Courbet Magic realism Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Rembrandt Fantastic Realism Henri Cadiou Meredith Frampton Heroic realism The Gleaners Charles Ginner Dutch art Aleksander Gierymski Euston Road School Christian Schad New realism Nikolai Yaroshenko Classical Realism Harold Gilman Le Nain Ian Hornak William Harnett American realism Nikolai Ge William Bliss Baker Naturalism (arts) Rosa Bonheur Romantic realism Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin New Objectivity Otto Dix Peredvizhniki Jean-François Millet Ford Madox Brown Figurative art Photorealism Social realism Karl Briullov
