Impressionism | Impressionism emerged during the second half of the 19th century in France as a rejection of the conventional art community. The Impressionists were opposed to an idealized depiction of reality and preferred to portray everyday life and the changing quality of natural light using loose brushstrokes and vivid colors.

Impressionism
Loose brushstrokes
Depiction of Paris, the middle class, and nature
Interest in light and color

Not Impressionism
Figure poses to the viewer
Ideal beauty
"Finished" look

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880–1881, oil on canvas, 4.3 in x 5.8 in, The Phillips Collection, Washington DC.

Pompeo Batoni, Diana and Cupid, 1761, oil on canvas, 49 × 68 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Impressionism | Impressionism emerged during the second half of the 19th century in France as a rejection of the conventional art community. The Impressionists were opposed to an idealized depiction of reality and preferred to portray everyday life and the changing quality of natural light using loose brushstrokes and vivid colors.

Impressionism
Loose brushstrokes
Depiction of Paris, the middle class, and nature
Interest in light and color

Not Impressionism
Figure poses to the viewer
Ideal beauty
"Finished" look

Claude Monet, Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875, oil on canvas, 3′ 3″ x 2′ 8″, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

Jacques-Louis David, Portrait of Madame de Verninac, 1799, oil on canvas, 57.2 x 44 in., Louvre Museum, Paris.