Roma vista por Corot (Rome seen by Corot)

O pintor francês Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872), filho de abastado comerciante estudou em Ruão. Nos anos de 1825-1828 permaneceu em Roma. Nesta cidade pintou o Coliseu, o Castelo de Santo Ângelo e a igreja da Santissima Trinità dei Monti, cuja construção fora iniciada em 1502 pelo rei Luís XII de França para celebrar a invasão de Nápoles.


The French painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872), son of a wealthy merchant, studied in Rouen. During the years 1825-1828 he stayed in Rome. In this city he painted the Colosseum, the Castel of Sant'Angelo and the church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti, whose construction was initiated in 1502 by King Louis XII of France to celebrate the invasion of Naples.

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872)-'the Colosseum: view from the Farnese gardens'-oil on paper mounted on canvas-1826 Paris-Musée du Louvre

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872)-'castle of Sant'Angelo'-oil on paper mounted on canvas Lille-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872)-'Basilica of Constantine'-oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872)-'view of the Mount Pincio and the Church of Trinità dei Monti seen from the garden of the French Academy'-oil on canvas-(1826-1828) Paris-Musée du Louvre

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1872)-'view of the Tiber from the Ponte Rotto to the Isola Tiberina with the Monastery of S. Bartlomeo'-oil on paper laid canvas