Describes any form of art that retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human figure.

Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant (French, 1845 - 1902)

George Cochran Lambdin (American, 1830-1896)

Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury (French, 1797 – 1890)

Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872)

Richard Norris Brooke (American, 1847 - 1920)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Willem Jacob Herreyns (Flemish, 1743-1827)

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (Dutch, 1600-1662)

Wilhelm Velten (German, 1847-1929)

Pieter De Hooch (Dutch, 1629-1684)

Susanne Renate Granitsch (Austrian, 1869–1946)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, 1780 - 1867)

Georges d'Espagnat (French, 1870-1950)

Gerrit Lundens (Dutch, 1622 – 1686)

Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)

Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868-1940)

Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)

Otto Mueller (German, 1874-1930)

L.A. Ring (Danish, 1854 – 1933)

Fernand Pelez (French, 1843 – 1913)

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)

John Goffe Rand (American, 1801-1873)

Olga Boznanska (Polish, 1865 – 1940)

Georges Nauwelaerts (Belgian, 1873 - 1939)

Michiel Van Musscher (Dutch, 1645-1705)

L.A. Ring (Danish, 1854 – 1933)

Johanna Kampmann-Freund (Austrian, 1888-1940)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)

Louis Tannert (German, 1833-1909)