Gustave courbet (french, 1819-1877): a burial at ornans (1850), detail, paris, musée d'orsay. The central character, who would be a former policeman turned pawnbroker holding a handkerchief in his hand, has sometimes been identified as the wife of the deceased, which is surprising given his masculine appearance, his costume, the fact of appearing in the group of men and, also, that all the women cover his head. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Dimensions: height: 315.4 cm (10.3 ft) ; width: 6.6 m (21.9 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Max Buchon. Collection: Musée d'Orsay. Un enterrement à Ornans (détail de personnage central)
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