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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 Artists

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

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

1796-1875
Jean-François Millet, The Artists

Jean-François Millet

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

1814-1875
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
Next Movement
Pre Raphaelites, Industrial Revolution

Pre Raphaelites

Love-lorn teenagers drag art back to the future

1848-1900

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