Facts about Gustave Courbet

Summary

Gustave Courbet was a famous Artist from France, who lived between June 10, 1819 and December 31, 1877.

Biography

Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (born in Ornans, Besancon, France, died in La-Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland) was a French painter. Courbet is known as the first great realist in art history, and he is also regarded as the one who gave art direction of "realism" of its name.

Gustave Courbet was the son of a wine merchant in Ornans, where he grew up. He moved in 1839 to Paris and visited at the beginning some art schools, but education is primarily on their own by studying the old masters in the Louvre. Above all, he was influenced by Francisco de Zurbarán, Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals. He also became close friends with the philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and built by their political beliefs, even your own art theories. These were mainly reflected in the design choice. Courbet would seek reflect everyday situations, without embellishment or transformative additions and believed that "truth is beauty."

Zodiac etc.

He is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 10 quotes who is written / told by Gustave.

Related authors: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Source / external links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Courbet