1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Souvenir of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie) is a 1866 ink by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet landscape with a lone tree in the center. The branches twist sharply against a rough, textured sky. In the distance, a small building and dome sit on a hill, barely visible through the haze. The artist used fine lines to create depth, making the sky look almost like moving water. The title at the bottom, *Souvenir of Italy*, hints this might be a memory of a trip. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and metal plates.
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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