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Industrial Revolution

Barbizon School
A small village in France, a gathering of artists.

Barbizon School, Industrial Revolution
Théodore Rousseau, The Artists

Théodore Rousseau

The blasted landscapes of bad luck

1812 – 1867
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Nudes teach you everything you need to know (to paint landscapes)

1796 – 1875
Jean-François Millet, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-François Millet

Jean-François Millet

A peasant I was born, and a peasant I will die

1814 – 1875
George Inness, The ArtistsPortrait of George Inness

George Inness

1825 – 1894
View on the Outskirts of Granville, Théodore Rousseau

View on the Outskirts of Granville Théodore Rousseau, 1833

Sunset in the Auvergne, Théodore Rousseau

Sunset in the Auvergne Théodore Rousseau, 1844

Hoarfrost, Théodore Rousseau

Hoarfrost Théodore Rousseau, 1845

Retreat from the Storm, Jean-François Millet

Retreat from the Storm Jean-François Millet, 1846

View of the Plain of Montmartre, Théodore Rousseau

View of the Plain of Montmartre Théodore Rousseau, 1848

Chaumières, Near the Pond, Théodore Rousseau

Chaumières, Near the Pond Théodore Rousseau, 1850

Cows in a Group of Oak Trees, Apremont, Théodore Rousseau

Cows in a Group of Oak Trees, Apremont Théodore Rousseau, 1850

The Sower, Jean-François Millet

The Sower Jean-François Millet, 1850

The Gorges d'Aprement, Barbizon, Théodore Rousseau

The Gorges d'Aprement, Barbizon Théodore Rousseau, 1852

The Colliers´ Hut in the Forest of Fontainebleau, Théodore Rousseau

The Colliers´ Hut in the Forest of Fontainebleau Théodore Rousseau, 1855

The Gleaners, Jean-François Millet

The Gleaners Jean-François Millet, 1857

Woman with a Rake, Jean-François Millet

Woman with a Rake Jean-François Millet, 1856 – 1857

The Angelus, Jean-François Millet

The Angelus Jean-François Millet, 1857 – 1859

Potato Planters, Jean-François Millet

Potato Planters Jean-François Millet, 1861

Landscape Sketch, Théodore Rousseau

Landscape Sketch Théodore Rousseau, 1865

The Forest in Winter at Sunset, Théodore Rousseau

The Forest in Winter at Sunset Théodore Rousseau, 1846 – 1867

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, Jean-François Millet

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys Jean-François Millet, 1872 – 1873

Young Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet

Young Shepherdess Jean-François Millet, 1870 – 1873

Bird’s-Nesters, Jean-François Millet

Bird’s-Nesters Jean-François Millet, 1874

Haystacks: Autumn, Jean-François Millet

Haystacks: Autumn Jean-François Millet, 1874

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Pre Raphaelites, Industrial Revolution

Pre Raphaelites

Love-lorn teenagers drag art back to the future

1848 – 1900

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