In what way does Courbet's A Burial at Ornans challenge traditional practices in painting?

A. It is a monumental painting of common people.
B. It is a fresco painting of a funeral scene.
C. It is included in the annual academic exhibition.
D. It is created for a bourgeois patron.


Answer: A

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