A brief history of western painting

The earliest western artistic creation was formed in the late Paleolithic period. Most of the paintings in this period depict animals in a realistic way, with vivid images.

In the Middle Ages (Italian Renaissance from 5th century A.D. to15th century), the West entered the Christian era. And painting is naturally restricted by Christianity. Chinese painting no longer pays attention to the true description of the objective world, but emphasizes the expression of the so-called spiritual world. The rise of the Renaissance from 14 to 16 made realism become the focus of western art again ... At the same time, humanism became the goal of artistic creation. During this period, many famous artists appeared, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

In the 20th century, modern art presented a diversified situation, and various schools emerged one after another. For example: Fauvism painting represented by Matisse, Cubism painting represented by Picasso and so on. Let's take a look at several representative western painting schools!

? Schools of western painting

Painting genre

? Realism (realism)

Realism is a widely used artistic concept, which generally refers to the loyalty of art to nature. It is advocated to express ordinary people and their daily real life on the basis of accurate observation.

? Impressionism (impressionism)

Impressionism originated in France in the 65438+60s and was named after Monet's painting Impression Sunrise. Impressionism abandoned the most important "line" in classical art and chose to deny the existence of outline with the change of light and shadow.

? Fauvism (painting school)

Fauvism is a further exploration on the basis of impressionism. Pursue more subjective and stronger artistic expression. The biggest feature of this genre is its bright colors and bold brushwork. No wonder it's called "the beast"!

? superrealism

To put it simply, surrealism means not caring about reality and drawing things that are impossible and nonexistent in reality. For example, in this painting by the famous painter Dali, why can't the donkey look like a fish?