AP European History / Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
Notes
- Realism showed everyday life (Courbet, Dickens).
- Impressionism captured light and moments (Monet, Renoir).
- Post-Impressionism (Van Gogh, Cézanne) and early modernism.
Practice
Impressionist painters focused on:
Monet.
Realist writers like Dickens depicted:
Social criticism.
Van Gogh is associated with:
Expressive color.
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