corot

Thân thiện

A museum visitor admires a Corot painting of a forest.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A French painter: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a 19th-century French painter known primarily for his landscape paintings, particularly of Italian and French scenes. He is a significant figure in the transition from Neoclassicism to the Impressionist movement.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The museum is hosting an exhibition featuring works by Corot.
  • Corot's delicate treatment of light influenced many later artists.

Advanced Usage

• "Corotesque" (adj): Resembling or characteristic of the style of Corot, particularly in the poetic and atmospheric depiction of landscapes.
  • The painting had a Corotesque quality in its soft, silvery tones.

Variants and Related Words

• Corot's: The possessive form, used to indicate something belonging to or associated with the painter.
  • This is considered one of Corot's finest Italian landscapes.

Synonyms

• Landscape painter: An artist who specializes in painting landscapes.
• Barbizon School painter: A painter associated with the Barbizon School, a group of French artists who emphasized realistic landscape painting, of which Corot was a precursor and influence.

Học thuật

Noun

1. French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Corot
• Jean Baptiste Camille Corot