Curated OER
Let's Go Exploring!
Use a Courbet painting of a cave or tunnel opening to reinforce the importance of descriptive writing. Writers of all ages use sensory details to describe what the scene depicts as they pretend to be in the painting. Then they imagine...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
Other
Musee D'orsay: Gustave Courbet (1819 1877): A Biography
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, "Gustave Courbet (1819-1877): A Biography" is presented with a breakdown of major periods of the artists life and examples of paintings from each period.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Courbet and the Modern Landscape
The Getty's multimedia-rich exploration of the life and career of French realist Gustave Courbet, whose innovative approach to landscape painting inspired many artists who came after him, including Monet, Cezanne, and Pissarro. Along...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Manet and the Sea
An impressive investigation into one artist's lifetime fascination with the sea. Find information on the seascape paintings of French artist Edouard Manet and a gallery of Manet's at-sea and seaside paintings where you can hear and read...
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: "View at Ornans" by Gustav Courbet
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "View at Ornans" by the French nineteenth century realist painter,...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Gustave Courbet
A Webmuseum English biographical essay, with a number of examples of his art work. Good images, each with a description.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Nouveau
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Realism, or the Realist School
A straight forward description of realism in art, which has both a general and a specific meaning. Includes links to examples of nineteenth-century Realist art, including that of Courbet and Millet, two leading lights of the French...
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Gustave Courbet
This gallery of Courbet's work includes well as a brief biography. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Courbet's Bonjour Monsieur Courbet
Article discussing the history, creation, and features of Gustav Courbet's Bonjour Monsieur Courbet.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Woman With a Parrot Gustave Courbet
The painting, by Courbet, and general information about it are on this page.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Madame Auguste Cuoq Gustave Courbet
See a portrait painted by Gustave Courbet.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Gustave Courbet
Artcyclopedia offers to Museums and Galleries on the internet that exhibit art work. On this page you will find links to Gustave Courbet. Many of Courbet's paintings contain nudes and may not be appropriate for grades 5-7.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Courbet, the Stonebreakers
"The Stonebreakers" by Gustave Courbet seems to lack the basics of art (things like a composition that selects and organizes, aerial perspective and finish) and as a result, it feels more "real". View a picture and read a description in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Courbet, the Artist's Studio
The title of Courbet's painting "The Artist's Studio; A real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life" contains a contradiction: the words "real" and "allegory" have opposing meanings. Is it possible that Courbet is...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Gustave Courbet
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Gustave Courbet.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations From Gustave Courbet
This site from Creative Quotations contains five quotes from Gustave Courbet. A short piece of biographical information is also included. An interesting site.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Gustave Courbet
Biographical summary of the life and career of Gustave Courbet, a French painter during the Realism movement.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait (Courbet With Black Dog)
An image of "Self-Portrait (Courbet with Black Dog)", created by Gustave Courbet in 1842 (Oil on canvas, 27 x 23 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Young Man in a Landscape (The Guitarrero)
An image of "Young Man in a Landscape (The Guitarrero)", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 41 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Lovers in the Countryside
An image of "Lovers in the Countryside", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 77 x 60 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Juliette Courbet
An image of "Portrait of Juliette Courbet", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 78 x 62 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Lot and His Daughters
An image of "Lot and His Daughters", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm).