#ArtSaturday Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796-1875
French painter famous for landscapes, between Neoclassical and Impressionist periods pic.twitter.com/KA9CVlkoOd— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Born to a mercantile family: father & mother in business, Corot never wanted for money
(self-portrait) pic.twitter.com/qccyJBrIzi— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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After his parents married, they bought the millinery shop where mother worked to run it themselves, & they made investments. The family always had a good income. pic.twitter.com/ODIsyKw7yz— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Parents supported him his entire life, giving him a large enough allowance to live on his own, travel, and paint pic.twitter.com/je7zj18PQp— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Bridge at Narni 1825 pic.twitter.com/hDyK9PzWZB— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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A Rising Path pic.twitter.com/eCbHPP6khs— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Autumn Landscape 1867 pic.twitter.com/SlvhEBLd5n— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Avignon seen from Villeneuves-les-Avignon 1836 pic.twitter.com/eaLKA3QU9t— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Fontainebleu Oak Trees at Bas-Bréau pic.twitter.com/zepGKv2M9W— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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A Woman Reading pic.twitter.com/mRgzrHCrZS— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Woman with a Pearl pic.twitter.com/LszMYh6XCS— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Corot’s work often includes human figures or animals in vast landscapes to show perspectiveSeine Landscape near Chatou 1835 pic.twitter.com/G3R6ctFHev
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Cascade of Terni pic.twitter.com/nJmNm8B40O— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Civita Castellana pic.twitter.com/Y39JPNMn4E— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Colosseum pic.twitter.com/TwQKgPWtqW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Mont Soracte 1826 pic.twitter.com/8BuQD9Xa6D— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Hagar in the Wilderness pic.twitter.com/sNg5b79h9l— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Corot initially worked for his parents in the family millinery business, and he stayed in business till age 26, when he told father that business was “incompatible with him” and asked for “divorce” pic.twitter.com/snL5Xf01jU— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Corot’s parents then gave him an annual allowance for remainder of life, allowing him to live alone, travel all over Europe, paint, and pay for all his materials pic.twitter.com/lIDEb7IpXo— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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View from Farnese Gardens, Rome pic.twitter.com/eH90gBDbjy— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Roman Forum pic.twitter.com/1QuW1YdXR6— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Landscape Arleux du Nord pic.twitter.com/qCV2bXrjrX— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Before Corot travelled to Italy for the first time, his parents insisted he do a self-portrait for them pic.twitter.com/ZZdYpbOp70— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Self-Portrait, Portrait of Artist’s Mother pic.twitter.com/mulUYVZDG2— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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The only portraits Corot painted were those of his own family members, and Corot made copies of each portrait he did: one for the family member, one for public display pic.twitter.com/60i1vZ49WN— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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One of his most successful paintings was portrait of his cousin, later donated to the Louvre
Laure Sennegon in Blue pic.twitter.com/D4fTTbLiWm— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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These are figure studies, not portraits of any particular individuals pic.twitter.com/HhItaYVupg— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Corot mixed and blended his own colors pic.twitter.com/KBT5u4HXFA— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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In later life, Corot became an art teacher while continuing to paint pic.twitter.com/kEgvq8Uvlm— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Corot was very successful with viewing public. Dealers snapped up Corot’s work pic.twitter.com/02sAYNcjE8— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Corot often copied his own work for public and private collections, his students copied his work to learn painting technique, and forgers imitated him pic.twitter.com/heiCogEId6— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Partly due to all the “approved” copies of Corot’s paintings, there was a huge production of Corot forgeries between 1870-1939
Venise, La Piazetta pic.twitter.com/fAMR24NEeo— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
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Plaque on house where Corot grew up pic.twitter.com/BLl6vvsrb1— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 3, 2018
