Woman with a Parrot by Gustave Courbet is a product of the Realism movement, a movement which, in a nutshell, encompasses pieces depicting life in its true and natural form. Unlike the movements that preceded, Realism has a sort of simplicity and straightforwardness associated with it. There is no evidence of attempts to idealize and glorify life as with Romanticism, and no evidence of hidden messages and stories as in History Painting.
At first glance, the simplicity of Woman with a Parrot is evident, when considering Courbet’s limited color palette. Unlike the Impressionists arti
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