Bathing Nymphs and Child
1855–60
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
82.6 × 100.3 cm (32 1/2 × 39 1/2 in.); Framed: 122 × 139.7 × 14 cm (48 × 55 × 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4760
Art Historical Context
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot's *Bathing Nymphs and Child (1855–60) captures a serene, mythical moment in a lush landscape, blending classical mythology with the artist's signature poetic naturalism. Painted in oil on canvas—a medium Corot mastered for its luminous depth and subtle tonal gradations—this 82.6 × 100.3 cm work depicts graceful nymphs and a playful child amid dappled light and foliage, evoking timeless tranquility. Corot, a leading figure of the Barbizon School, bridged Romanticism and Impressionism during mid-19th-century France. By the 1850s, after decades of plein-air sketching ...