Italiaans landschap met bomen en kerk

About this artwork

Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Art Historical Context

**Italiaans landschap met bomen kerk (Italian Landscape with Trees and Church)** Camille Corot, 1865–1866, etching, 318 × 238 mm* Step into the serene Italian countryside with Camille Corot's evocative etching *Italiaans landschap met en kerk*. Created in the artist's later years, this print captures a poetic vista of lush trees framing a distant church, evoking the beauty of Italy that captivated Corot throughout his career A master of the Barbizon school, Corot blended Realism with a lyrical touch, foreshadowing Impressionism through his soft, atmospheric light. Corot's deep affection fo...

About the Artist

Camille Corot · 1796–1875

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, born in Paris on July 16, 1796, into a prosperous bourgeois family—his father a former wig maker turned draper, his mother a successful milliner—initially resisted his artistic calling. After a lackluster education at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille in Rouen and failed apprenticeships in business, he abandoned commerce at age 26, thanks to a generous parental allowance foll...