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Camille Corot: “I write with my heart”
The large, half a century long, creative life of the French artist Camille Corot (1796–1875) was, as it were, subject to the change of seasons. In the winter months he worked in the Paris workshop, often visiting the opera and the conservatory. But the happiness of communicating with wildlife meant for the master incomparably more than visiting museums and concert halls. Every year with the onset of spring, he went on a journey through various regions of France to write sketches. Many of them have become pearls of plein-air painting. Continue reading
beautiful and majestic
uniquely individual
joyful beauty
masters saw in reality
introduction of an orange-red
natural principle
makes several
outlines of buildings
social activity gradually
where every wave
drew themes from these albums
monuments of the city’s
huge cycle of murals
aspiring artist
years of reaction
master worked
figures are graceful
products painted
linear perspective
could not recover
supposedly saved
surpass in this respect
picture telling
ambassador to Greece
technique of oil painting
remarkable monument
henceforth become
most popular
statue was created
variety of color
easel paintings
distinguished by its mannerism
inhuman tension.
tense in mood
hands he held
naming the artistic
painters from England
creative response
Mexican graphic until
thus emphasizing
constant companions
studios were located
direct observations
especially outstanding
most picturesque places




