SYMHC Classics: Gustave Courbet

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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This 2022 episode covers how Courbet was iconic even in his own lifetime. He flew in the face of artistic convention, ushered in a new movement of Realism in France, and became embroiled in the country’s political turmoil.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
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0:04.8	No gloss, no filter.
0:07.8	Just stories.
0:09.5	Spoken without fear.
0:11.4	A person who is not generous can not be an artist.
0:14.2	The world will be at peace only when it is ruled by poets and philosophers.
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0:28.0	Come for the honesty.
0:29.7	Stay for the fire.
0:35.8	Happy Saturday.
0:37.3	Since this week's episodes on Peter Karpakim brought up the Paris Commune,
0:41.6	we've picked today's classic with that as a connecting point.
0:44.9	We are talking about French artist Gustave Corbe.
0:48.3	At the start of this episode, we talk about whether I had watched what we do in the shadows,
0:53.4	and I can now update my answer to yes, I have watched all of it.
0:58.1	Oh, so good.
0:59.1	This originally came out July 25, 2022.
1:02.3	Enjoy.
1:05.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class, a production of IHeart Radio.
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