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Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet, Self-Portrait, 1844/45   The second half of the nineteenth century was a pivotal moment for Europe, a turbulent period of revolutionary uprisings and significant political tension. This moment also encouraged a new artistic movement to rise against the traditional, conservative, and academic classicism.   La seconda metà del diciannovesimo secolo fu un momento cruciale per l'Europa, un periodo turbolento di rivolte rivoluzionarie e grandi tensioni politiche. Questo momento incoraggiò anche un nuovo movimento artistico a ribellarsi contro il classicismo tradizionale, conservatore e accademico.    The Realist movement emerged around the 1850s and prevailed until the 1870s–1880s, offering a faithful and objective portrayal of everyday life, rejecting the glorified depiction of idealized characters and rigid traditional rules of the Romantic period.  Il movimento Realista emerse intorno agli anni 1850 e prevalse fino agli anni 1870-1880, offrendo un...