Castel Sant'Angelo and Tiber
1826 Department of Paintings of the Louvre
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts the iconic Castel Sant'Angelo and the Tiber River in Rome, characterized by Corot's early, precise, and tonal approach to plein air landscape painting. It was painted during the artist's first trip to Italy, a period that significantly influenced his later stylistic development.
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Corot's first visit to Italy in 1825 was a transformative experience that lasted three years and defined his artistic vision. During this trip, he produced a series of small, remarkably fresh oil sketches directly from nature, which captured the unique, golden light of Rome and established his reputation as a master of atmospheric landscape painting.
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Castel Sant'Angelo and Tiber
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1826
