courbet then painted another huge picture. this painting is called "the artist's studio" and is about seven years in his life as a painter. he shows himself at the centre of the picture, working on a large landscape painting. behind him is an artists' model, who is naked. all around courbet are his friends and people from his village. his mother stands to one side of the picture. another woman is sitting on the floor feeding her baby. a little boy watches the artist, while a white cat plays on the floor.