Jean Désirée Gustave Courbet

French painter and writer

Jean Désirée Gustave Courbet was a French painter and writer who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the Realism movement. Born in Ornans, France, Courbet was the son of a wealthy family and was educated at a local seminary. He began his artistic training at a young age and went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Courbet's early work was influenced by the Barbizon school, but he...