Movement comparison table
| Period / movement |
Figure-drawing relevance |
| Ancient Greece |
ideal proportion, contrapposto, anatomy |
| Renaissance |
perspective, anatomy, humanism |
| Baroque |
drama, gesture, light, movement |
| Neoclassicism |
clarity, contour, antique form |
| Romanticism |
emotion, drama, energy |
| Realism |
ordinary bodies, observation |
| Impressionism |
light and perception |
| Expressionism |
distortion for feeling |
| Cubism |
form broken into planes |
| Surrealism |
anatomy plus imagination |
| Contemporary art |
body, identity, concept, media |
Movement page template
1Movement:
2Dates:
3Places:
4Key artists:
5Key works:
6Visual features:
7Human figure:
8Space:
9Light:
10Materials:
11Drawing lesson: