Gustave Courbet : 6 Articles

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Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet • 14 minutes read
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realism movement in French painting during the 19th century...

The Desperate Man by Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet • 8 minutes read
Gustave Courbet is regarded as the founder and primary proponent of French Realism, a style of painting that aimed to accurately represent reality without embellishment...

Art that celebrates love as you've never seen it!

Saint Valentin • 5 minutes read
The most famous tradition of love in art, which has immortalized forever kisses, embraces, tenderness and passion between lovers, appears immediately well defined in our mind thanks to the most famous masterpieces of the genre, such as, for example, Cupid and Psyche by Antonio Canova and the Kiss by Gustave Klimt, but are we sure that in the history of art have not been highlighted other types of love?

Who inspired the Impressionists?

Art History • 8 minutes read
First episode of our series dedicated to the Impressionist epic: Discover with us the instigators of a revolutionary movement. Who impressed the Impressionists?

Top 5 Mysteriously Missing Masterpieces

Art History • 7 minutes read
Today, let's look back at the tragic destiny of 5 prestigious and priceless artworks that have disappeared from the radars of the art world.

The origin of the world, Another paving stone in the pond!

Art News • 1 minutes read
In 2011, without notice or explanation, Facebook deactivated the account of one of its subscribers, accusing him of having posted Gustave Courbet's table The Origin of the World on his page. Facebook's lawyer explains that in the general conditions of use, in the event of a dispute, only a court in the state of California is competent and can in no way fall under French law.

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