The Young Shepherdess 

"The Young Shepherdess" is a painting by Gustave Courbet, a French artist known for his realist style. Courbet's realist paintings focused on everyday life, often depicting scenes of rural labor. This painting shows a young shepherdess sitting under a tree, tending to her sheep. The painting is characterized by its realistic depiction of the natural world, the simple composition, and the use of muted colors. Courbet's focus on ordinary individuals and everyday life contributed to the development of realism in art, a movement that challenged the romanticism and idealized scenes prevalent in the art world at the time.