1845
oil
canvas
From the collection of Nationalmuseum
The Forest is a 1845 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Barbizon school work, held at Nationalmuseum.
This painting shows a landscape of a forest. The trees are dark green and the sky is light blue with white clouds. A figure is walking on a path in the foreground. The trees are painted with thick brushstrokes, giving the painting a textured look. The sky is painted with softer brushstrokes, creating a sense of depth and atmosphere. The painting is held at the Nationalmuseum. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
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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