Christian Krohg's Naturalism

Christian Krohg, the radical naturalist -- Naturalism, the dark side of realism -- The heroism of the scientist -- Hippolyte Taine and the modern breakthrough in Scandinavia -- Christian Krohg in Skagen : painting according to Taine -- Naturalism and the beholder : sympathy and theatricality -- Naturalist paragone : literature and painting -- Albertine in the police doctor's waiting room : panopticon, spectacle, speculum -- Modern pessimism : from naturalism to symbolism -- Epilogue : naturalism is dead, long live naturalism!