Corot in Italy: Open-Air Painting and the Classical-Landscape Tradition

by Peter Galassi

Book Overview

Drawing on the diverse efforts of scholars, dealers, and collectors, Galassi establishes here for the first time the coherence and significance of early outdoor painting in Italy. Building on this foundation, he explores in depth Corot's magnificent landscapes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300067100
• ISBN13: 9780300067101
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Corot in Italy is a wonderful piece of historical beauty

I can't praise this book enough. Corot's work in Italy are in my mind some of the greatest plein air painting ever done.Seeing his work compared to his contemporaries etc. is very interesting. One also appreciates the allure of the Italian landscape. Corot is sometimes viewed as the father of Impressionism(his later work). But I could look at these landscapes all day. His realism and fresh painting technique is really sumptuous, and it's a good thing he found his niche in painting rather late.Buy this book, you won't regret it if you love landscape.