Verismo (painting)

For the musical style, see verismo.
For the literary movement, see verismo (literature).
A Capercaillie by Friedrich Gauermann, an early representative of the Verismo[1]

The Verismo (meaning "realism", from Italian vero, meaning "true") refers to a 19th-century Italian painting style. This style was practiced most characteristically by the "Macchiaioli" group of painters, who were forerunners of the French Impressionists.

References

  1. ↑ "Friedrich Gauermann: A Capercaillie". European Painters: 19th and 20th Century Painters. National Gallery of Slovenia. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
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