Japanese prints of Edo period and their influence on French painting of the second half of the 19th century

Rad proučava društveni i povijesni kontekst Japana za vrijeme trajanja Edo perioda, odnosno između 1603. i 1867. godine. Najveća pozornost predana je pojmu Ukiyo-e koji nastaje kao rezultat promjene socijalnog i političkog uređenja Carstva. Kroz rad se objašnjava njegov nastanak i značenje, a nadalje se prati razvoj umjetničkih tehnika i motiva. Važnost slikarstva Ukiyo-e za umjetnost Japana sumira se kroz stilove dvojice najvažnijih umjetnika Hokusaija i Hiroshigea. Nadalje se objašnjava kako i zbog čega dolazi do prijenosa raznih predmeta, a tako i umjetničkih djela iz Japana u Francusku te njihova velika uloga u formiranju novih slikarskih metoda i stila kod važnih francuskih umjetnika druge polovine 19. stoljeća. Taj utjecaj će se objasniti kroz stilsku analizu djela trojice umjetnika: Edouarda Maneta, Edgara Degasa i Vincenta Van Gogha, na čijim djelima se vidi različita interpretacija Ukiyo-e grafika. This paper studies the social and historical context of Japan during the Edo period, i.e. between 1603. and 1867. The greatest attention is given to the concept of Ukiyo-e, which arose as a result of the change in the social and political structure of the Empire. It's origin and meaning are explained through the paper, as well as the development of artistic techniques and motifs. The importance of Ukiyo-e painting for the art of Japan is summed up through the styles of the two most important artists of the period, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Furthermore, it explains how and why various objects and works of art were transferred from Japan to France and their great role in the formation of new painting methods and styles by important French artists of the second half of the 19th century. This influence will be explained through a stylistic analysis from the works of three artists: Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas and Vincent Van Gogh, whose works show different interpretations of Ukiyo-e prints.