The French Public and Critics Objected to Gustave Courbet's Paintings

question 31

Multiple Choice

The French public and critics objected to Gustave Courbet's paintings because of his

• A) use of contemporary people in historical scenes.
• B) use of political symbolism in landscape scenes.
• C) wild, energetic brushstrokes.
• D) depiction of commoners on a grand scale.

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