| A Burial at Ornans | |
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| Artist | Gustave Courbet |
| Year | 1849–50 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 315 cm × 660 cm (124 in × 260 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
A Burial at Ornans (French: Un enterrement à Ornans, also known as A Funeral 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 small town of Ornans. It treats an ordinary, provincial funeral with frank realism, and on the grand scale traditionally reserved for the heroic or religious scenes of history painting. Its exhibition at the 1850–51 Paris Salon created an "explosive reaction" and brought Courbet instant fame.[1] It is currently displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France
- ^ Mack, Gerstle (1989). Gustave Courbet. Da Capo. p. 88-93. ISBN 978-0-306-80375-8.