Italian Landscape (Paysage d’ Italie)
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Description
Recent Acquisitions: Curators Choice Part I, November 12, 2011-March 18, 2012
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
France, 1796–1875
Paysage d’Italie
1866
Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr., 2008/2.437
Subject Matter:
Landscape (presumably in Italy), with a small distant city visible through the trees at the right side of the print. Two observers sit in a field on the left and one of them points towards the city to the right.
Physical Description:
The right two-thirds of the image is filled with tree foliage from 6 distinguishable trees. One of those trees is on the far right edge separated from the others with faint drawing of a church-like structure in between them. Two figures sit in the lower left side of the image, one of them has arm outstretched towards the trees and buildings.
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