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Victorian -
The spirit of the 19th century era has been described as the great Victorian period. Beyond the great demand and popularity swayed on fashion, sculpture, modernity, there was the flamboyance of art. It spread far and wide, attracted many they same way it was influenced by many. Thus Victorian art created a niche among the artistic section, the painting evolved as a better means of representing creativity and as a basic tool of ingenuity.The most popular Victorian painting were of the countryside- cottages, people on pathways, milkmaids and so on. This resulted in the creation of much famous and fabulous art works of the period, named Park Bench, A Happy Interlude, The Song and the like.
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As against the popular notion, Victorian paintings were not only of maidens and knights in armor. It dealt with almost everything that happened in the respective period, in a broad canvas which depicted precision bright and beautiful. The Victorian influence reflected on every painting. Even then, the artists took liberty in describing their ideas breaking all conventions. An instance would be Henri Rousseau who could retain the freshness of his vision even when he was working on a large scale. The Luxembourg Garden and The Sleeping Gypsy are examples for his open creativity.
William Meritt Chase and Gustav De Jonghe are other exponents of the art. Chase is best known for his portraits, and all his contributions were accepted by the art lovers of the period. His main contributions to the Victorian period include An Italian Garden, The Park Bench, On the Lake, The Central Park, and the like. He made a significant mark through the Victorian paintings he did.
All the painters of the Victorian period turned to the inspirations they saw around them. Everything they visualized encouraged them in incorporating visual clues in the Victorian paintings which motivated people to interpret images connecting real life situations. The enthusiastic reception of Victorian paintings showed the public’s interest and curiosity in accepting the new school of painting.
