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Hunting Dogs by Jean-Desire-Gustave Courbet is the first painting I looked at and I was created in 1867. The painting is oil on canvas and the size of it is 361/2 x 58 1/2 inch. Courbet paints two dogs and a dead hare in the woods. The woods are becoming dark and the sun is setting. The painting is dark and gloomy except for the quarreling dogs that the sun is directly setting on. With fine brushstrokes he sets a depressing mood because of the choice of dark colors. This picture is a very good example of it's times because many paintings at that time told stories. The stories they told is what many people believed but no one dared to say in paintings or even words. This painting shows realism that Courbet is known for. The paintings that he creates are realistic and have prefect illusion of space and matter. Courbet goes against many painters of his time because of the dangerous views that he takes but he sets a trend for others like Edouard Manet.In the landscape there is nothing except dark woods. But the dark woods are what make the picture so terrific. The landscape is magnificent you can tell that these dogs are at the edge of the woods or in a clearing because behind them you can see the sun setting. The first time I l
The dead Christ might be aware of the viewer's presence but it is hard to tell where He is looking. This painting shows the two angels in great grief because Jesus is lying on rocks dead in the tomb before he resurrected. The light and shadow in the landscape set the scene for the fight between the two dogs. The black and white dog symbolizes the Romans who killed Jesus and wanted to further belittle him. This painting is highly criticized because of the dark shadows that cast onto Jesus' face and the wings of the angels are bird wings. Manet was the first person to fully grasp Courbet's ideas. The body looks natural and the light and shadow model him into His environment. After analyzing every little piece of this painting I felt that the dead hare is not just an animal but I feel it symbolizes the death of Jesus. The light makes his body look very cold and makes his skin a bright white so there is no question he is dead and has been dead for a long time. The landscape with the all trees and bushes gives this a perfect illusion of space. The painting is oil on canvas it is 70 5/8 x 59inch. But know I feel that it does not matter if you understand the painting or not it matters if you can interpret to mean something to you. Courbet and Manet have a different opinion of realism Courbet said he couldn't paint angels because he has never seen them before and that would not be realism but Manet can paint them in a realistic manner. This painting is very realistic in Jesus dead body but angels in the picture don't make it realistic. To me this shows strong pain that is felt by the angels.
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