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The Funeral at Ornans

ArtistCourbet, Gustave
Artist Info.France 1819-77
Date1849
SubjectPainting
PeriodRealism
Materialoil on canvas
Dimensions314x663 cm
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee d'Orsay
Saskia No.Nff-0179
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 29, plate 2
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 32, plate 10
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 22, plate 1
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 27, plate 48