(July 17, 1796 - February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter and printmaker in etching. Corot was the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-nineteenth century. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting and his vast output simultaneously references the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipates the plein-air innovations of Impressionism. (July 17, 1796 - February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter and printmaker in etching. Corot was the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-nineteenth century. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting and his vast output simultaneously references the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipates the plein-air innovations of Impressionism. (English)
Algerienne Oljemålning Nr:: 93065 new25/Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot-573668.jpg
1871 - 1873
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 41 X 60 cm (16.1 X 23.6 in)
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Landscape Oljemålning Nr:: 93357 new26/Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot-447375.jpg
circa 1872(1872)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 38 x 56.5 cm (15 x 22.2 in)
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Jeune fille assise un livre a la main Oljemålning Nr:: 93680 new26/Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot-548969.jpg
circa between 1865(1865) and 1870(1870)
Medium oil on canvas
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