Matthew Ridley Corbet (1850 - 1902)

Matthew Ridley Corbet

Matthew Ridley Corbet is a British neoclassical painter.

Corbet studied painting at the Royal Academy schools and spent about three years in Italy, where he became a follower of Giovanni Costa (1827-1903), a rebellious Italian artist who founded the so-called Etruscan School. Paintings by artists of this group depict predominantly the Roman Campagna and are characterized by a lyrical atmosphere. Corbet was similarly focused on Italian landscapes and ancient Roman subjects.

In 1902, Matthew Ridley Corbet was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy and his work is held in several public collections. These include the Tate, the Royal Literary and Scientific Institute in Bath, Sheffield Museums, the Usher Gallery (Lincolnshire), the Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery, and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery.