Daily Archives: November 14, 2011

The Artist’s Studio by Gustave Courbet

Jean-Desiré-Gustave Courbet was born in Ornans, a rugged area in the Franche-Comté region close to the France-Swiss border in 1819.  His father Règis Courbet and his mother, Sylvie were landowners, who owned a vineyard in Flagey, ten miles outside of … Continue reading

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