realism

Realism is the artistic movement of the nineteenth century. It is characterized by exposure of the real world, with the clear objective and focus on social issues. In this movement there is an exaggeration in the way they described the situations, to reinforce the social critique.




The novel - social, psychological and thesis - is the main form of expression. Becomes not only distracting and becomes a vehicle for criticism of institutions like the Catholic Church and bourgeois hypocrisy. Slavery, racial prejudice and sexuality are the main subjects treated with clear and direct language.


Between Brazilian artists, has greater expression bourgeois realism, born in France. Instead of workers, what you see on screen is the daily life of the bourgeoisie. Followers of this line stand out Belmiro de Almeida (1858-1935), author of Tiffany, who portrays the discussion of a couple, and Almeida Junior (1850-1899), author of The Rest of the Model. Later, Almeida Júnior approaches realism one more committed to the popular classes, as in Caipira Poking Tobacco