Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: /ˈkɒroʊ/ KORR-oh, US: /kəˈroʊ, kɔːˈroʊ/ 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. A pivotal figure in landscape painting, his vast output simultaneously referenced the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipated the plein-air innovations of Impressionism.

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Portrait of Corot circa 1850
Born
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

(1796-07-16)July 16, 1796
Paris, France
DiedFebruary 22, 1875(1875-02-22) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Known forPainting, printmaking
MovementRealism
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