Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Hello everyone! My name is Isabella, and I'm so excited to explore this amazing painting with you all today! nn We're going to look at a very special picture made by an artist named Gustave Courbet. It's a portrait, which means it's a painting of a real person! Can you guess what this person might have been like? nn [Allow time for responses] nn That's right! This is Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, and he was a very important thinker. He had lots of ideas about how to make the world a better place. nn Now, look closely at how the artist painted Mr. Proudhon. Do you see how he's not standing right in the middle? And look at his eyes! Where is he looking? nn [Pause for observations] nn It's like he's looking right at us, isn't it? The artist wanted us to really notice Mr. Proudhon and think about all those big ideas he had! nn Let's move on to the next part of the painting.