Épinal print
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An Épinal print was a print on a popular subject rendered in bright, sharp colors, sold in France in the 19th century. Such prints owe their name to the fact that the first publisher of such images, J
Old commercial signal pointing to the Imagerie d'Épinal location
Cendrillon la pantoufle.
La Petite aux grelots.
L’Oiseau bleu.
A Burial at Ornans
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A Burial at Ornans is a painting of 1849–50 by Gustave Courbet. It is widely regarded as a major turning point in 19th-century French art. The painting records a funeral in Courbet's birthplace, the s
Épinal print
…only on its positive aspects. These prints were frequently used as a point of comparison for criticizing the paintings of Gustave Courbet, notably his A Burial at Ornans and Peasants of Flagey Returning from the Fair, as well as the works of Édouard Manet. However, Émile Zola turned the comparison into praise when…
Gustave Courbet A Burial at Ornans Google Art Project 2
Original sketch of A Burial at Ornans by Courbet from 1849