Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

19th Century Art Resources

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks5.html

This site provides links to images of key 19th century artists, and includes examples of Symbolism and Impressionism.

Impressionism.org

http://www.impressionism.org/

This site presents a virtual tour of the history of Impressionism, with narration and examples from portraits of key artists.

Symbolism

http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/styles/SymbolismSymbolistMovement.html

On line examples of Symbolist art is provided at this site, albeit with little narrative introduction or artist biography.

Using the website provided above, answer the following questions.

1			Describe the life and works of three artists and writers from the Impressionist period.
2			What philosophies and approaches did they share with musicians?
3			What historic factors lead to such a cohesive movement in art, literature and music?