A Burial At Ornans is a painting of 1849–50 by Gustave Courbet, and one of the major turning points of 19th-century French art. Gustave Courbet was the undisputed leader of Realism and the key figure responsible for the rise of the movement. He rejected the predominant Romantic and Neoclassical schools prevalent in Europe and instead shocked the art world through bold images which challenged the boundaries of what was acceptable.