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Camille Corot

1796–1875

Etienne Carjat. Photographic portrait, 1870.
Etienne Carjat. Photographic portrait, 1870.

At twenty-six, Corot gained the independence to leave the cloth trade for painting. He trained with Michallon and Bertin and first visited Italy in 1825–1828. Outdoor studies and sketchbooks supported the ambitious studio landscapes he made for the Salon during winter.

Paintings and other works

Hagar in the Wilderness — Camille CorotCamille Corot

Hagar in the Wilderness

1835Interrupted Reading — Camille CorotCamille Corot

Interrupted Reading

c. 1870View of Genoa — Camille CorotCamille Corot

View of Genoa

1834Wounded Eurydice — Camille CorotCamille Corot

Wounded Eurydice

1868–70

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Sources

Etienne Carjat · Gift of M. Roy Fisher, 1975 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 / Public Domain Portrait source · Licence