The Oak of Flagey (The Oak of Vercingetorix)
- Artist
- Gustave Courbet
- Date
- 1864
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Landscape
'The Oak of Flagey (The Oak of Vercingetorix)' is an oil-on-canvas landscape painting crafted by renowned French Realist painter, Gustave Courbet, in 1864. The painting, which is an illustration of realism, depicts a massive oak located near Courbet's family farm in Flagey, Doubs. The village of Flagey is just a short distance from Ornans in Franche-Comté. The oak has been associated with Vercingetorix, a historical Gaulish chieftain. Tragically, the tree no longer exists as it was struck down by lightning. The painting is now housed in the Musée Courbet in Paris.
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