PREFERRED TERM
Naturalism
DEFINITION
- An approach or style that follows the artist's empirical observations rather than the conceptual or stylistic preconceptions. It is characterized by close adherence to, and representation of, nature or reality. Greek Classial period is thought to be the first naturalistic art and the Italian Renaissace, the revival of naturalism. In France Naturalism, as a term, was a synonym of Realism.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Clarke, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. (online); Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Style au naturel
French
Naturalismo
Italian
Estilo naturalista
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/664
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