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

Cilius Johannes Konrad Andersen (Danish, 1865-1913)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)

John William Godward (English, 1861–1922)

Thomas Couture (French, 1815-1879)

Eugenio Oliva Rodrigo (Spanish, 1852-1925)

Józef Mehoffer (Polish, 1869-1946)

Thomas Pollock Anshutz (American, 1851 – 1912)

Ramón Casas (Spanish, 1866 – 1932)

Davide Ghirlandaio (Italian, 1452-1525)

Bertil Damm (Swedish, 1887-1942)

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)

Elie Anatole Pavil (French, 1873-1948)

Jacques Gautier Dagoty (French, 1716-1785)

Franz von Lenbach (German, 1836-1904)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)

Guercino (Italian, 1591-1666)

John William Waterhouse (English, 1849 - 1917)

Konrad Krzyżanowski (Polish, 1872-1922)

Hendrick Avercamp (Dutch, 1585 - 1634)

Adam de Coster (Flemish, 1586 - 1643)

Hans Hamza (Austrian, 1879-1945)

Marcello Bacciarelli (Italian, 1731-1818)

Georges Croegaert (Belgian, 1848 – 1923)

Ladislav Mednyánszky (Hungarian, 1852 – 1919)

John Singleton Copley (American, 1738-1815)

Alice Pike Barney (American, 1857–1931)

Alfred Von Wierusz-Kowalski (Polish, 1849-1915)