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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
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Summary

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was born on July 16, 1796[1], in Paris[2]. He died on February 22, 1875[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], printmaker[7], draftsperson[8], and architectural drafter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,605 views/month, #7,024 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Rue du Bac[11]
  • Place of death: rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière[12]
  • Date of birth: July 17, 1796[13]
  • Date of death: February 28, 1875[14]
  • Place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery[15]
  • Country of citizenship: France[16]
  • Occupation: visual artist[17]
  • Field of work: painting[18]
  • Educated at: Lycée Pierre-Corneille[19], Académie Suisse[20]
  • Student: Berthe Morisot[21], Charles Le Roux[22], Victor Vignon[23], Auguste Anastasi[24], Louis-Augustin Auguin[25], Louis Aimé Japy[26], Marcellin de Groiseilliez[27], Léopold Desbrosses[28], Antoine Chintreuil[29]
  • Notable work: The Bridge at Narni[30], Femme Lisant[31], The road from Sèvres to Paris[32], Pastoral Concert[33]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[34], Officer of the Legion of Honour[35], Knight of the Order of Leopold[36]
  • Member of: Barbizon school[37]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[38]
  • Sex or gender: male[39]
  • Movement: French Realism[40], Barbizon school[41]
  • Genre: landscape painting[42], allegory[43], religious art[44], genre art[45], history painting[46], marine art[47], nude[48], portrait[49]
  • Commons category: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot[50]
  • Cause of death: stomach cancer[51]
  • Family name: Corot[52]
  • Given name: Jean-Baptiste[53], Camille[54], Jean-Baptiste-Camille[55]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot[56]

Why It Matters

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 121 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He has been cited as an influence by Alfred Sisley[59], a painter[60], 1839–1899[61], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[62], specialised in visual arts[63]; Nicolae Grigorescu[64], a painter[65], 1838–1907[66], of Romania[67]; Raphaël Collin[68], a painter[69], 1850–1916[70], of France[71], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[72], specialised in painting[73]; Julia Beck[74], a painter[75], 1853–1935[76], of Sweden[77], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[78]; Alfred Smith[79], a painter[80], 1854–1936[81], of France[82], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[83]; and Pierre Emmanuel Damoye[84], a painter[85], 1847–1916[86], of France[87], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[88], specialised in landscape painting[89].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot born?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot die?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot died in Paris[4].

What did Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot do for work?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], printmaker[7], draftsperson[8], and architectural drafter[9].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot go to school?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was educated at Lycée Pierre-Corneille[19] and Académie Suisse[20].

What awards did Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[34], Officer of the Legion of Honour[35], and Knight of the Order of Leopold[36].

Who did Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot influence?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot has been cited as an influence by Alfred Sisley[59], Nicolae Grigorescu[64], Raphaël Collin[68], and Julia Beck[74].

Related Entities

Alfred Sisley Alte Nationalgalerie Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery of South Australia Ashmolean Museum Barbizon Belgium Berthe Morisot Brooklyn Museum Burrell Collection Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Carnegie Museum of Art Clark Art Institute Cleveland Museum of Art Condé Museum COROT Denver Art Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Dieppe Fitzwilliam Museum France Hamburger Kunsthalle Hermitage Museum Honfleur Hungarian National Gallery Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Israel Museum J. Paul Getty Museum Kröller-Müller Museum Kunsthaus Zürich

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