1835
oil
canvas
From the collection of São Paulo Museum of Art
Young Man with Naked Shoulder is a 1835 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Realism work, held at São Paulo Museum of Art.
The painting depicts a young man with his shoulder exposed, facing right. He has dark hair and is wearing a white cloth draped over his left shoulder. The background of the painting is a muted brown color, which helps to focus attention on the subject. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of light and shadow, you might want to explore 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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