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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...
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"Small Still Life Paintings ala Courbet"
Students observe and discuss "Apple, Pear and Orange" a still life painting by Gustave Courbet. They paint their own realistic still life and create an elaborate frame. They utilize art elements: line, shape, color, value and pattern.
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Questions in Art History
This worksheet provides a wonderful scaffold for those learning how to analyze art in a critical and thoughtful way. It describes what art historians do, then requires learners to view and analyze one of the listed works. Twelve...
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French Realism and Its Place in History
Students can gain a greater understanding of 19th century Europe by focusing on French Realism.
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The Changing Landscape
Learners examine the evolution of landscape painting in France from the 17th to the 19th century. They study and compare three landscape paintings, emphasizing space, depth, and the concepts of foreground, middle ground, and background.
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Rocky Observations
Students examine two images of rocks, make their own observations of individual rocks through drawing, and explain how the same observation skills can be used in the study of geology.
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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.
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,...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Gustave Courbet
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Gustave Courbet.
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.
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...
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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).
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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).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Meeting or Bonjour Monsieur Courbet
An image of "The Meeting or Bonjour Monsieur Courbet", created by Gustave Courbet in 1854 (Oil on canvas, 129 x 149 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Courbet in His Cell at Sainte Pelagie
An image of "Courbet in his Cell at Sainte-Pelagie", created by Gustave Courbet in 1871 (Charcoal on paper, 160 x 270 mm).