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The Best Attractions In Ornans

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A Burial At Ornans is a painting of 1849–50 by Gustave Courbet, and one of the major turning points of 19th-century French art. The painting records the funeral in September 1848 of his great-uncle in the painter's birthplace, the small town of Ornans. It treats an ordinary provincial funeral with unflattering realism, and on the giant scale traditionally reserved for the heroic or religious scenes of history painting. Its exhibition at the 1850–51 Paris Salon created an explosive reaction and brought Courbet instant fame. It is currently displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. The Salon found Courbet triumphant with The Stone Breakers, t...
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