Harvard has rejected common sense. When Lord Acton, the great 19th-century historian and champion of liberty, visited Harvard in 1853, he found that the college’s philosophy was common sense realism.

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The idea of portraying the world as it truly appears is a relatively recent development in the world of art history. Before Naturalism and Realism paved the way for the Impressionist movement ...

“He’s the head figure of a movement called Realism, in which everyday scenes of lower [class ... and mythological events,” said Andre Dombrowski, a professor of 19th-century European art at Penn.

Favoring lusty fun over weighty realism, the eight-episode French-language series isn’t a particularly complex dish. But it’s got a bright and zesty flavor that helps its history lessons go ...