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Realism

Scope note

Generally, concern for fact and reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. With reference to art and literature, use for the approach that emphasizes the depiction of things as they appear or occur.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056550

Broader Terms used

<forms of expression>

Narrower Terms used

verism
social realism

Term used for

naturalism (realism)

Equivalent Terms used

realist

Created

12yrs ago

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