Genua. View of the City and the Apennines
c. 1834
About this artwork
An oil painting on canvas depicting a hilly Mediterranean landscape with white buildings and distant mountains, likely near Genoa. The work shows the artist's focus on light and atmospheric perspective.
Did you know?
Corot traveled to Italy several times throughout his life, finding endless inspiration in the country's unique light and terrain. These studies, often painted 'en plein air,' were fundamental in shaping his later, more poetic approach to landscape painting and influenced the early development of Impressionism.
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Genua. View of the City and the Apennines
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1834
