His works, made with the intention to capture reality by doing without any kind of transfiguration and elevation, shocked both critics and audience alike.
Today s observers have a hard time understanding why pictures such as the " Begräbnis von Ornans " ( Funeral of Ornans, from 1849 ) caused a commotion in those days:
www.kettererkunst.deSeine Werke, deren Ziel es war, die Realität ohne Erhöhung oder Verklärung zu erfassen, schockierten Kritik und Publikum.
Dem heutigen Betrachter ist kaum mehr nachvollziehbar, welche Aufregungen Bilder wie das " Begräbnis von Ornans " ( 1849 ) einst hervorgerufen haben:
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