Stonebreaker - Ishiwari Ninpu

Japanese: 《石割り人夫》 - いしわりにんぷ
Stonebreaker - Ishiwari Ninpu

…They tried to depict a slice of the life and nature of ordinary people, workers, and peasants as it really was, and as a result, they often came close to the republican and socialist movements. Early examples of realistic artworks include Courbet's “The Stonebreakers” (1849) and “Burial at Ornans” (1850). The former depicted poor workers at work without any idealization, while the latter had a revolutionary intent in its attempt to depict an ordinary rural burial scene as a “history painting.” …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Stonebreaker" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼らは庶民の,労働者の,農民の生活や自然の一断面をあるがままに描こうと努め,その結果,共和主義や社会主義の運動に近づくことが多かった。 写実主義の美術作品としては,早いものとしてクールベの《石割り人夫》(1849),《オルナンの埋葬》(1850)がある。前者は貧しい労働者の働く様をなんの理想化もせずに表し,後者は平凡な田舎の埋葬の様を〈歴史画〉として描こうとしたところに革命的意図があった。…

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