1858
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ambush (L'Embuscade) is a 1858 by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a dark, tangled forest scene with twisted branches and dense undergrowth. The light barely cuts through the thicket, leaving most of the area shadowy. A narrow path winds through the trees, leading toward a faintly visible opening in the distance. The painting uses a mix of light and dark tones to create a mysterious, almost eerie atmosphere. The technique here is called *chiaroscuro*, where strong contrasts between light and shadow shape the scene. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to add drama.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: KORR-oh, US: kə-ROH, kor-OH; French: ; 16 July 1796 – 22 February 1875), or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.
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