Corot and the Art of Landscape


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Overzicht van het leven en werk van de Franse schilder (1796-1875)







Corot


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Published to accompany a major exhibition of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's paintings held in Paris and Ottawa during 1996, and forthcoming to New York. From nearly 3,000 paintings by this poetic 19th-century artist, the curators chose 163 works, which are reproduced here along with full art-historical discussions of each. Three major essays chronicle Corot's life and the development of his art; additional essays elucidate the subject of forgeries and describe the collecting of his works. Much original new scholarship is included along with a review of the scholarly literature, a concordance, and a chronology. 9.5x12.5"Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR







Corot in Italy


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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.




Corot and the Art of Landscape


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In his day Camille Corot was acclaimed as France's greatest landscape painter. This book, the first study of Corot in English for many years, examines the artist's life and work, and his influence on a generation of painters after him.







Corot and Courbet


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Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems


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An unprecedented number of planets outside of the solar system have been found, with an explosion in the number of discoveries in recent years. Find out what has been happening in this rapidly advancing arena of human exploration, what these extrasolar planets are like, and why some traditional ideas face being thrown out.