The Source of the Loue, Gustave Courbet

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  1. Má vlastBedřich Smetana

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    Má vlast

    II. Vltava

    Bedřich Smetana188212:51

    The preface printed in the score opens at the river's source: "Two springs gush forth in the shade of the Bohemian Forest." Courbet painted the source of the Loue.

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H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
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CC0-1.0
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The Source of the Loue, Gustave Courbet
The Source of the Loue — Gustave Courbet1864

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  • Má vlast1882The preface printed in the score opens at the river's source: "Two springs gush forth in the shade of the Bohemian Forest." Courbet painted the source of the Loue.

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