Why it matters
Courbet portrays himself as a suffering romantic hero, lying wounded. Originally a woman leaned on his shoulder; he later replaced her with a sword and added a red bloodstain on his shirt.
Did you know?
- It was painted between 1844 and 1854.
- The change may reflect the end of his 14-year relationship with Virginie Binet.
- It is in the Musée d'Orsay.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Wounded Man (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
