Describes any form of art that retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human figure.
Henry Thomas Alken (English, 1785 – 1851)
Hans Andersen Brendekilde (Danish, 1857-1942)
Charles Amable Lenoir (French, 1860 – 1926)
George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857-1923)
Isidore Péan Du Pavillon (French, 1790-1856)
Vladimir Iliodorovich Rossinsky (Russian, 1874-1919)
Salomon Mesdach (Dutch, c. 1600 – 1632)
Alois Schönn (Austrian, 1826-1897)
Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847–1933)
Fredrik Kolstø (Norwegian, 1860-1945)
Ernest-Ange Duez (French, 1843 - 1896)
Max Slevogt (German, 1868-1932)
Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish, 1852 - 1936)
Vittorio Reggianini (Italian, 1858-1938)
Edmond Francois Aman-Jean (French, 1858-1936)
Carl Wilhelm Anton Seiler (German, 1846–1921)
Louis Léopold Boilly (French, 1761-1845)
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (English, 1802–1873)
Guercino (Italian, 1591-1666)
Kasper Kögler (German, 1838-1923)
Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581-1666)
Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, 1864 - 1916)
Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938)
William Powell Frith (English, 1819 - 1909)
Jan Victors (Dutch, 1619-1677)
Philippe-Auguste Jeanron (French, 1808 - 1877)
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928)
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (French, 1717 - 1806)