A Recurring Figure In Art, The Fool Has A Lot To Show About Power (And You Can See It All At The Louvre)
From medieval psalters to the oils of Gustave Courbet, the Louvre has organized one of the most comprehensive surveys of a ...
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Creating contrast and focus
The background of Self-portrait with Black Dog (Gustave Courbet, early 1840s) is painted with the brightest tones and largely in the most detail. The artist and dog are mostly shown using darker ...