1874
oil
canvas
From the collection of Hamburger Kunsthalle
Le Moine au Violoncelle is a 1874 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Barbizon school work, held at Hamburger Kunsthalle.
This painting shows a man sitting on the ground, holding a large cello. He is wearing a long brown coat and has a long white beard. The background is a plain brown color. The man is looking down at the cello, and his hands are positioned as if he is about to play it. The overall mood of the painting is quiet and contemplative. The artist who created this painting is Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.
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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