Our curators and scientists have made stunning new discoveries about seven paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, a 19th-century artist who was a huge influence on the Impressionists, particularly through his use of light on landscape.
Corot research
Introduction
About Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796–1875
The Leaning Tree
'The Leaning Tree', about 1860-65
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Monsieur Pivot
'Monsieur Pivot on Horseback', about 1853
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Arleux-du-Nord
'Landscape at Arleux-du-Nord', 1871-4
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Avignon from the West
'Avignon from the West', 1836
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Roman Campagna
'The Roman Campagna, with the Claudian Aqueduct', probably 1826
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Peasants under the Trees
'Peasants under the Trees at Dawn', about 1840-5
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Oak in the Valley
'The Oak in the Valley', 1871
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
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'Four Times of Day', about 1858
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
40 key artists
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See which artists Corot studied with
Corot bibliography list
Bibliographic references for latest research
General reading list
Reading list for 19th-century landscape painting