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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: / ˈ k ɒr oʊ / KORR-oh, US: / k ə ˈ r oʊ, k ɔː ˈ r oʊ / kə-ROH, kor-OH, French: [ʒɑ̃ batist kamij kɔʁo]; July 16, 1796 – February 22, 1875), or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.
Learn about the life and work of Corot, a French landscape painter who influenced the Impressionists. See his paintings, including his early oil sketches, his studio landscapes and his souvenirs.
Learn about Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, a prolific and influential landscape painter of the French Realism movement. Explore his 502 artworks, his travels, his philanthropy and his legacy at Wikiart.org.
- French
- July 17, 1796
- Paris, France
- February 22, 1875
Learn about the life and work of Corot, a French painter who bridged Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism. Explore his hazy landscapes, poetic mythological scenes, and influence on Impressionism.
- French
- July 17, 1796
- Paris, France
- February 22, 1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Born: July 16, 1796, Paris, France. Died: February 22, 1875, Paris (aged 78) Camille Corot (born July 16, 1796, Paris, France—died February 22, 1875, Paris) was a French painter, noted primarily for his landscapes, who inspired and to some extent anticipated the landscape painting of the Impressionists.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, born in Paris in 1796, was the son of a prosperous draper and of a mother well known as a fashionable modiste in the years of the Empire and the Restoration. The infant was put in the care of a nurse in a village near L'Isle-Adam on the Oise river, where he grew into a sturdy and cheerful country boy.
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Learn about the French painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875) and his works at The Museum of Modern Art. Explore his exhibitions, publications, and related artworks at MoMA.