| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| naturalism, in art |
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| in art, a tendency toward strict adherence to the physical appearance of nature and rejection of ideal forms. Artists as diverse as Velázquez, J. F. Millet, and Monet, have followed naturalistic principles. |
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