Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 - 1875)
1796-07-16Paris, France1875-02-22Paris, FranceFrance
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting and his vast output simultaneously referenced the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipated the plein-air innovations of Impressionism.
Date and place of birt: | 16 july 1796, Paris, France |
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Date and place of death: | 22 february 1875, Paris, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter |
Art school / group: | Barbizon School |
Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Realism, Romanticism, Neoclassicism |