Polish Realism

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    • Main painters of Polish Realism:
      • Władysław Łuszczkiewicz
      • Wojciech Gerson
      • Juliusz Kossak / Wojciech Kossak
      • Aleksander Kotsis
      • Józef Szermentowski
      • Jan Matejko
    • Painters of Polish Realism from the Munich School:
      • Józef Brandt
      • Alfred Kowalski
      • Józef Chełmoński
      • Władysław Czachórski
      • Maksymilian Gierymski
      • Aleksander Gierymski
      • Julian Fałat
    • Characteristics of Polish Realism:
      • Reality is not embellished, nor is described in a symbolic, poetic or ideal way: to show reality as itself.
      • Social subjects: situation of peasants, situation of Polish emigrants abroad, situation of Poland occupied by Russian invaders, and historical events of the past (symbolic value).
      • Focused on customs and folk traditions: portraits of popular costumes, situations and characters.
      • Prototypic characters or didactic models or moralizing clichés (national heroes, anti-heroes, etc.).
      • Animals in nature, wildlife.
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