Landscape Studies, Italy

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot1820/1833

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Title: Landscape Studies, Italy
Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Creator Lifespan: 1796/1875
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: male
Creator Death Place: Paris, France
Creator Birth Place: Paris, Franc
Date Created: 1820/1833
Location: France
Physical Dimensions: w32.39 x h20.8 cm (sheet)
Label Copy: In 1825, Corot made the first of three trips to Italy. The limpid clarity of the light in Italy and the play of that light across the features of ancient monuments were the subject of a number of paintings he executed in Rome. Even when sketching in the surrounding countryside, rendering the quality of light remained a critical feature of Corot’s work, as can be seen in this fresh pencil drawing. Instead of focusing on the underlying geometry of Roman ruins, he employs shadow to sculpt the uneven terrain. Corot’s lyrical landscapes had a profound effect on the evolution of landscape painting in France in the nineteenth century.
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.162/1959_1.162.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=thumbnail;resnum=1;sel9=ic_exact;size=20;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_an;select1=ic_exact;q1=1959%2F1.162
Medium: graphite on white wove paper

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