A Widow — Thomas Couture

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Artist: Thomas Couture
Date: 1840
Location: Museum of Fine Arts Boston

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THE ARTIST

Thomas Couture

Thomas Couture, a French history painter, challenged academic norms and taught future masters like Édouard Manet, despite famously failing the Prix de Rome six times.

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