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Young Girl with a Mandolin, by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, oil, 1850

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Young Girl with a Mandolin is a 1850 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Realism work, depicting Lute, held at Detroit Institute of Arts.

Who painted this?
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
When & what style?
1850 · Realism
Where can I see it?
Detroit Institute of Arts

About this work

The painting shows a young girl sitting and holding a mandolin. She is wearing a white dress with pink stripes and a blue headscarf. The girl is looking down, and her dark hair is falling over her shoulder. The background is a blurry mix of gray, brown, and white colors. The girl's face and hands are painted in more detail than the rest of the image. This painting is similar to the works of Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.

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Portrait of Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Artist

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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