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explores 19th-century painting in France and the culture it reflects. Organized by region, the site offers a glimpse of the history and cultural life of Paris, Auvergne, Normandy, Provence, and other areas. More than 50 works are examined. (National Gallery of Art)
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From about 1830 to the end of the nineteenth century, a period of enormous political and social change, French landscape painting was transformed. Previously, French artists had rarely painted the French countryside. Romanticism helped focus interest on nature, not simply as a backdrop for historical narrative, but as a subject worthy in and of itself. |
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Jetty and Wharf at Trouville -- PDF |
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