CAMILLE COROT

"You must interpret nature with entire simplicity, and according to your personal sentiment, altogether detaching yourself from what you know of the old masters or of contemporaries. Only in this way will you do work of real feeling."

The Letter by Camille Corot, ca. 1865 . The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Sibylle by Camille Corot, ca. 1870. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Toussaint Lemaistre by Camille Corot, 1833. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

The Muse: History by Camille Corot, ca.1865. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Portrait of a Child by Camille Corot, ca.1835. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

A Woman Reading by Camille Corot, 1869 and 1870. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Bacchante by the Sea by Camille Corot, 1865. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Bacchante in a Landscape by Camille Corot, 1865-70. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Ville-d'Avray by Camille Corot, 1870. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.

Diana and Actaeon by Camille Corot, 1836. The MET, New York. Open Access, Public Domain.