Where Is A Burial at Ornans? See It at Musée d'Orsay

Q: Where is A Burial at Ornans?

You can see it at Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. This oil on canvas work is part of their permanent collection. Gustave Courbet created it around 1850.

Q: How big is this painting?

It measures 315 cm × 668 cm (about 10 × 22 feet), one of the largest Realist paintings This work dates to 1850.

Q: Who painted A Burial at Ornans?

Gustave Courbet painted this in 1850, launching the Realist movement You can see it at Musée d'Orsay. The work scandalized Paris by showing rural life without idealization.

Gustave Courbet painted A Burial at Ornans in 1850, depicting a funeral in his hometown. At 315 cm × 668 cm, this monumental canvas treats ordinary villagers with the scale usually reserved for history painting.

The work scandalized Paris by showing rural life without idealization. It's at the Musée d'Orsay.

You can see it at Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. This oil on canvas work is part of their permanent collection. Gustave Courbet created it around 1850.

It measures 315 cm × 668 cm (about 10 × 22 feet), one of the largest Realist paintings This work dates to 1850.

Gustave Courbet painted this in 1850, launching the Realist movement You can see it at Musée d'Orsay. The work scandalized Paris by showing rural life without idealization.

A Burial at Ornans

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