Who created "The Ferryman"?

The Ferryman was created by Camille Corot in ca. 1865.

When was "The Ferryman" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1865.

Is "The Ferryman" in the public domain?

Yes, The Ferryman is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Ferryman

Camille Corot

ca. 1865

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

26 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. (66.4 x 49.2 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Accession Number

14.40.811

Tags

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Art Historical Context

Step into the serene world of Camille Corot's *The Ferryman* (ca. 1865), a captivating oil on canvas that evokes the quiet poetry of rural France. Measuring 26 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches, this European painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection—bequeathed by Benjamin Altman in 191—features a lone ferryman navigating calm waters amid lush trees. Corot, a master of the Barbizon school, captures nature's subtle rhythms with his signature silvery light and soft, atmospheric haze, blending careful observation with emotional depth. Painted in Corot's mature period, the work reflects his trans...

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...

The Ferryman

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