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History of Art What Are The Key Characteristics Of Impressionism The first Impressionism exhibition was in 1874 and set an artistic standard which many tried to follow; it incorporated the record of light from the subject and broke free from the traditional way of painting. Impressionism absorbed and exuberated the bright, fresh colours now available cheaper than before; the Parisian art world was intimidated by its provocative and controversial portrayed of social, modern life. Renaissance artists used light and shade to model form, but in the Impressionist period there was more interest in capturing the reality of light using dabs and blobs of white and black paint. Impressionism used Key Hole Composition, which helped portray the social, modern life of Paris. Japanese Prints and photography were a huge influence to the Impressionist painters. The Japanese Prints encouraged flattened perspective, looming foreground and bright colours; the painting 'Interior of a Bath House' by Torii...

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