Venice, Piazzetta
1828 Department of Paintings of the Louvre
About this artwork
An oil painting on canvas depicting the Piazzetta San Marco in Venice, showing the two iconic columns and the view toward the lagoon. It features signature stamps at the bottom left, indicating it was part of the artist's studio estate sale (Vente Corot).
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Corot visited Italy three times throughout his life, and these trips were foundational to his development as a landscape painter. The luminous, airy quality of light he captured in these Venetian scenes served as a vital bridge between the classical tradition of landscape painting and the budding Impressionist movement.
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Venice, Piazzetta
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1828
