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)