Naturalism - 19c.

Naturalism in art refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting. The Realism movement of the 19th century advocated naturalism in reaction to the stylized and idealized depictions of subjects in Romanticism, but many painters have adopted a similar approach over the centuries. An important part of the naturalist movement was its Darwinian perspective of life and its view of the futility of man up against the forces of nature. Naturalism is a type of art that pays attention to very accurate and precise details, and portrays things as they are.

Albert Charpin "Woman with Lambs"

Naturalism can be considered a reaction to the Rococo style and embodied characteristics like unaffected, honest, simple and people in natural settings/jobs. Unlike the Rococo time period there was no ornamentation in these paintings and they were very direct and simple. These paintings also had moral undertones and portrayed non-aristocratic people.

Artists: William Bliss Baker, Albert Charpin, Caspar David Friedrich, John Martin, John Crome.