Historicism
Historicism, also known as Neo-Classicism, is an art movement that developed in the late 19th century. It represents a reaction against romanticism and realism. Instead of portraying scenes from real life, historicist painters tried to represent idealized scenes regarded as typical for their chosen period or place. The intention of historicist artists was to create paintings that defined their era. Their intention was also to bring out the essence of a period, specifically by making use of its popular imagery. The choice of subject matter is governed by the intention of showing how life used to be like in a chosen period. It was not understood as an accurate representation of reality, but rather a way to emphasize artistic qualities. It was intended to be an idealized version of the subject matter. Historicism emerged in France and Germany between 1817 and 1830. The leading historicist painters were David, Delacroix, Corot and Courbet from France and Cornelius, Runge, Overbeck and Gerhard from Germany. Historicist paintings were done to impress viewers through the use of colors, details and symbolism. They often depicted scenes from Greek mythology or used biblical references. Although historicism is mainly an art movement that incorporated painting, it also included sculpture (clay objects) and architecture. Historicism could be considered the first international art movement, as it was a common style for artists of different nations to adapt. This is because the more popular artists of a certain era create a new image to represent that period. Afterwards, other artists begin incorporating these styles in their own work. Historicism was never intended to be taken as an accurate depiction of reality. It was rather a means for abstraction and impressionism which emphasized artistic qualities instead of attempting to show details of a subject matter.
Hans Canon, 1885 - The victory of light over darkness - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1877 - The Imperial Council deputy Georg Granitsch - fine art print
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Eduard Ender, 1861 - Anna Think - fine art print
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Hans Makart, 1850 - Motif from the Hellbrunner Castle Park - fine art print
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Hans Makart, 1870 - Magdalena Plach - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1876 - Girl with parrot - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1883 - Allegorical figure with lion and peacock - fine art print
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Carl Wurzinger, 1845 - Joseph tells his dreams - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1875 - Clio, the Muse - fine art print
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Carl Rahl, 1835 - The sculptor Adam Ramelmayr (Rammel Mayer) - fine art print
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Jozef Israëls - The drinker - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1875 - Clio, the Muse - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1861 - Abruzzenräuber - fine art print
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Carl Rahl - The parable of the barren fig tree - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1885 - The writer Emmerich Ranzoni - fine art print
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Carl Rahl - The scouts with the grape - fine art print
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Anton Romako, 1882 - Apfelpflückendes girls - fine art print
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Hans Makart, 1879 - Two Mounted Fanfarenbläser - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1875 - Drunken Bacchus - fine art print
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Heinrich von Angeli, 1860 - Lady in profile with veil and clove - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1880 - Fertility, surrounded by the four elements - fine art print
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Karl von Blaas, 1868 - The handover of Belgrade in 1789 - fine art print
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Eduard Ender, 1840 - Friederike Benesch - fine art print
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Anton Romako, 1877 - The internist Professor Samuel Stern - fine art print
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Albrecht von Adam, 1853 - The Battle of Szeged - fine art print
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Karl von Blaas, 1865 - The Battle of Levenc 1664 - fine art print
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Hans Canon, 1865 - Elderly man with ruff and beard - fine art print
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Carl Rahl, 1851 - Moses protected the daughters Requels - fine art print
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