July 16 is the birthday of French painter and etcher JEAN-BAPTISTE CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875).
“Art is nature as seen through a temperament”
Corot, a French painter working across landscape, portraiture, and occasional etchings, stood at a midpoint in 19th‑century art. His work keeps the structure and calm of the Neo‑Classical tradition, even as his attention to outdoor light and atmosphere edges toward Impressionism.
