Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, whose career began in the late 1820s, was one of the most prolific landscape artists of the century. In accord with academic training, "Forest of Fontainebleau" was created in the studio on the basis of sketches and studies that had been painted outdoors.
"Forest of Fontainebleau" is a historic landscape. Although Corot's principal subject here was landscape, contemporaries of the artist identified the reclining woman in the foreground as Mary Magdalene. What symbols or attributes of the saint can you find in this picture?
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, "Forest of Fontainebleau," 1834, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection
'The Wood Gatherer' by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was painted in the last decade of the artist's life. The subject of a distant town seen through a group of trees is a familiar one among Corot's later themes:http://bit.ly/1Of4BVA
National Gallery
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's 'The Four Times of Day' depicts four different landscapes, framed on either side by tall graceful trees, tracing the day’s progress from glowing dawn to starry night:http://bit.ly/1UBqs1J
We are delighted to say that Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's 'The Four Times of Day' will now be part of our permanent collection:http://bit.ly/1ySfCno
These four paintings, representing 'Morning', 'Noon', 'Evening' and 'Night', make up the only decorative cycle on public display in the UK by one of the most influential artists in the development of landscape painting. You can visit the panels in Room 41.
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