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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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Naturalism. Art in which the artist represents objects as they are, rather than in a stylized manner.

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Chilvers, Osborne, & Farr (eds.) (1988);
Jervis (1984);
Jane Turner (1996)

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