
In the Light of Italy
Corot and Early Plein-air Painting
Yale University Press
Published on 29. May 1996
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-0-300-06794-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first school of open-air landscape painting originated in Rome and Southern Italy at the end of the 18th century. This study traces the work of the school in the paintings of French, British, German, Belgian and Danish artists, and its culmination in the Italian paintings of Corot.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
33 b&w illustrations, 112 colour plates
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 245 mm
Weight
1900 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-06794-1 (9780300067941)
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Author
Curator of European Painting and Sculpture, Brooklyn Museum, USA
Curator of Modern Art, St Louis Art Museum, USA