1867
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Galleries Scotland
Dominant colour
The Ruin is a 1867 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Realism work, held at National Galleries Scotland.
This painting shows a landscape with trees in the foreground and a ruin in the distance. The trees are tall and have bare branches, while the ruin is a stone structure with a large opening. The sky above is cloudy and gray. In the foreground, the trees are painted in dark colors, while the ruin is lighter in tone. The overall effect is one of serenity and calmness. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this piece, you might want to look up 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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