Victim of Fanaticism
Oil on canvas
180 x 224 cm
Kiev, 1899
Kharkiv Art Museum, Ukraine
Mykola Pymonenko
1862-1912
Realism
In reaction to Romanticism’s tendency to elevate and idealize its subjects, realism presented life in all its gritty details, emphasizing social issues. Historic realism also aimed to capture the unique characteristics of a nation or period
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