In the background of this
In the background of this painting, a priest, grave digger, and prostitute stand together in a group the artist called "the exploiters, people who make a living from death", while the presence of a rabbi on the far left has been left unexplained. In the center of this painting, a contorted male nude figure standing above a skull was inspired by Jusepe de Ribera. A black feathered hat lies next to a guitar and dagger representing the inadequacy of academic art. The central figure looks away from a semi-nude female standing next to him who represents the Platonic ideal of beauty. On the right side of this painting, George Sand and Charles Baudelaire are among the figures looking at the painter in the center of the canvas, who works on a landscape in the title location. Subtitled, "a real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life," for 10 points, name this self-portrait by Gustave Courbet.
In the background of this painting, a priest, grave digger, and prostitute stand together in a group the artist called "the exploiters, people who make a living from death", while the presence of a rabbi on the far left has been left unexplained.
The Artist's Studio: A Real Allegory Summing Up Seven Years of My Artistic and Moral Life [accept L'Atelier du Peintre]