The Brook of Les Puits-Noir — Gustave Courbet, c. 1855

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Symphony No. 6Ludwig van Beethoven
Same subject
Symphony No. 6
II. Scene by the brook
Ludwig van Beethoven180910:46
Beethoven headed the second movement "Scene by the brook". Courbet's painting is titled The Brook of Les Puits-Noir.
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Credit: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection. CC0.
Licence: CC0-1.0
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Connections

same-subject

Symphony No. 61809Beethoven headed the second movement "Scene by the brook". Courbet's painting is titled The Brook of Les Puits-Noir.

Gustave Courbet made The Brook of Les Puits-Noir, and made these too.

Made in the nineteenth century, like The Brook of Les Puits-Noir.

The Annunciation1887
Male Face Mask (Chihongo)1850
Head1850
Letterpress print (as companion to Doorframe, 2008.554)1850

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