Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (16 July 1796 – 22 February 1875) was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot | |
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 Portrait of Corot circa 1850 | |
| Born | Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot July 16, 1796 Paris |
| Died | February 22, 1875 (aged 78) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking |
| Movement | Realism, Romanticism |
He is a key figure in landscape painting, and painted many works. He was in the Neo-Classical tradition, but he anticipated the "en plein air" (painting outside in front of the scenery) of impressionism.
St Sebastian Succoured by Holy Women, between 1851 and 1873
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