1871
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Souvenir of Salerno (Souvenir de Salerne) is a 1871 by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a hazy, light-brown landscape with tangled brushstrokes. Tall, leafless trees fill the right side, their branches swirling like smoke. In the distance, a few small shapes—maybe people or buildings—are barely visible. The fuzzy lines and soft focus make it look like a dreamy memory. This style is called *cliché-verre*, where light and glass create the image instead of paint. Look up Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille next to see how he used light in other works.
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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