Victorian Art
(1837 - 1901)
The second half of the 19th century has been called the positivist age and one of the most fascinating periods in our history.
Smith chose the name of the group and compiled the Antipodean Manifesto, the appearance of which coincided with the inaugural exhibition, The Antipodeans, held in the Victorian Artists' Society rooms in Melbourne in August 1959.
John Ruskin, famous Victorian Art Critic and major influence on the PRB cautioned "We live in an age of base conceit and baser servility-an age whose intellect is chiefly formed by pillage, and occupied in desecration; one day mimicking, ...
Elihu Vedder's realist pictures showing classical, mythological and ideal scenes, seem to be very similar to British Victorian artists, Pre-Raphaelites and Symbolists painters.
In Melbourne, the Victorian Arts Society, Milton House, Melbourne Sports Depot, City Baths, Conservatory of Music and Melba Hall, Paston Building, and Empire Works Building all reflect the art nouveau style.
Notably, they did not exhibit in the CAS's own gallery, as the society opposed the show, but chose instead to use the premises of the rival Victorian Artists' Society, long a bastion for cultural conservatism in Melbourne.
His figures are always graceful and often possess a languid quality much copied by later Victorian artists such as Lord Leighton and Alma-Tadema.
Art Nouveau Glass, with classic, simple lines, was a reaction against the heavily decorated Victorian Art Glass and was made popular by Tiffany and Company, New York jewelers, and Steuben Glass Works in Corning, New York.
 See also: Painting, Victorian, Movement, Renaissance, Gothic
  
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