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Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Corot
France, 1796-1875
Le Repos du vacher au pied des fraiches collines (Cowherd
Resting at the Foot of Cool Hills), c. 1855-65
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 24 in.
The Aaron M. and Clara Weitzenhoffer Collection, 2000 |
This poetic landscape is typical of Corot's
late, atmospheric style, with the common motifs of hills, water,
and trees with diaphanous foliage all depicted in a limited color
range of greys mixed with greens, ochres, and whites.
The painting does not represent an actual
site, but the round tower is reminiscent of a castle overlooking
the Lake of Nemi. This famous lake near Rome in the Alban Hills
had classical associations and had been a popular subject for landscape
painters since the seventeenth century. Corot, himself, had painted
the site during visits to Italy.
A master of light, Corot made a
great impact on artists of the Impressionist generation such as
Monet and Pissarro.
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