Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - Avignon From The West [1836], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.
Corot visited Avignon on a number of occasions, but this study probably belongs to a group made on a visit in the summer of 1836 which recapture the clarity and luminosity of his Italian views of 1825-28. It depicts the town from Villeneuve-lès-Avignon on the other side of the Rhône. The buildings dominating the town are the papal palace and (left of centre) the cathedral, Notre-Dame des Doms.
[Oil on canvas, 34 x 73.2 cm]
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