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naturalism
naturalism in art, a tendency toward strict adherence to the physical appearance of nature and rejection of ideal forms. Artists as diverse as Velázquez , J. F. Millet , and Monet , have followed naturalistic principles.
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Louis Agassiz Fuertes , 1874-1927, American artist and naturalist, b. Ithaca, N.Y., grad. Cornell Univ., 1897. His paintings of birds appear in most of the leading American ornithological works published in the latter half of his lifetime. He is also known for his murals and for his habitat groups a...
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André Dunoyer de Segonzac
André Dunoyer de Segonzac , 1884-1974, French painter and graphic artist. Segonzac was a member of the group known as the section d'or, which stressed geometric aspects in cubism. After 1920 his painting style became more lyrical and naturalistic. His watercolors, lithographs, and etchings ...
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton 1860-1946, American writer and artist, b. England. His name was originally Ernest Seton Thompson. His stories and paintings of wildlife, especially Wild Animals I Have Known (1898, new ed. 1942), were standard works on nature study and wood lore for boys and girls in the fir...
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Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth , 1858-1925, German painter and graphic artist. He studied in Paris and Munich, joined the Berlin secession group, and later succeeded Max Liebermann as president. His early work was naturalistic in approach. Corinth was antagonistic toward the expressionist movement, although after a ...
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bestiary
bestiary , a type of medieval book that was widely popular, particularly from the 12th to 14th cent. The bestiary presumed to describe the animals of the world and to show what human traits they severally exemplify. The bestiaries are the source of a bewildering array of fabulous beasts and of many ...
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Joseph Hergesheimer
Joseph Hergesheimer , 1880-1954, American novelist, b. Philadelphia. He first achieved literary distinction with the publication of The Three Black Pennys (1917). This novel, set against the background of the Pennsylvania iron industry, portrays the changing fortunes of a family of ironmasters. Hi...
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Gilbert White
Gilbert White 1720-93, English naturalist. He served as curate at Selborne and nearby parishes from 1751. He recorded his detailed observations of nature in letters to other naturalists, and on these he based The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789), a classic in scientific writing ...
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baroque
baroque , in art and architecture, a style developed in Europe, England, and the Americas during the 17th and early 18th cent.
The baroque style is characterized by an emphasis on unity among the arts. With technical brilliance, the baroque artist achieved a remarkable harmony wherein painting,...
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Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin
Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin , 1873-1938, Russian operatic bass. His powerful and supple voice, together with his tremendous physique, his gusto, and his superb ability as a naturalistic actor, made him one of the greatest performers in the history of opera. Taught by the singer Usatov, he first gaine...
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