View of Volterra
View of Volterra is an oil painting on canvas by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, created in 1838.[2]
| View of Volterra | |
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| French: Vue de Volterra | |
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| Artist | Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot |
| Year | 1838 |
| Dimensions | 32.2 x 24.4 cm (62-5/8 x 47 in.)[1] |
| Location | Timken Museum of Art[1], San Diego, California, U.S. |
Corot visited Italy for the second time in 1834, spending then a month in Volterra, a town southwest of Florence. He did at least five oil sketches of the town, during this staying. After returning to Paris, he used these sketches to create two larger paintings of Volterra. The current painting only depicts a view of the town, he directs more attention to the light and the countryside nearby. The painting is believed to be more result of his personal recollections than the depiction of a specific place.[3]
References
- "View of Volterra - Timken Museum". www.timkenmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "View of Volterra | Timken Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "View of Volterra | Timken Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
External links
Media related to Cavalier gravissant une montée rocheuse (R367) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot at Wikimedia Commons
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