From Realism to Art NouveauTrace the roots of modern art, beginning with Realist paintings such as Courbets The Stonebreakers and Millets The Gleanersworks that shocked mid9th century Paris with their unblinking depiction of the lives of the poor. As changing styles in art reflected the enormous changes taking place in the wider world, Realism was followed in rapid succession by Naturalism, the Pre Raphaelites, Impressionism, Neo Impressionism, Aestheticism, Symbolism, and Art