Burial At Ornans Courbet

Courbet’s realist painting shows a burial at Ornans, a French commune. The crowd of dejected faces creates a solemn mood. The mourning average people, people from various parts of the clergy and a dog gather around the graveside in this sophisticated work of art. It conveys the reality of a burial with techniques, detail and color. First, the dark hues used, flourishes it with sadness. Courbet purposely covered the sky with gray clouds. Also the complex detail and accurate perspective reveals the realist qualities of the painting. Lastly, the gloomy painting shows all people as they are and equal and it emphasizes the temporal nature of life. Realism plays a big part in how the art is