Art History

You are required to reword and cite any information you include in your answer from any source. Each answer requires 2 written paragraphs. For each answer, choose 1 work to illustrate your point--one paragraph should be devoted to answering the question and the 2nd paragraph should focus on your selected work and how it illustrates your point.

1. How did French academic painters (those trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts) differ in their interest/aims from Impressionist and Realist artists?
2. How/why did Courbet's Realism in works such as The Stone Breakers reflect the current political circumstances--why were people threatened by his paintings?
3. How did Daguerre's photographic process work? Why was it such an exciting new medium?