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17 Famous Barbizon School Slikarji You Should Know

If you remember one Barbizon School slikar, make it Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867), the name behind The Great Oaks of the Vieux Bas-Breau in Landscape Study (La Source). After that come Charles-François Daubigny, Félix Ziem, Constant Troyon in Jules Dupré. Our 17 picks go from Jules Coignet (born 1798) to William Edward Stott (born 1918), from 4 countries.

How we picked them. We list the artists our catalogue links to Barbizon School, from the most famous down. Artists born after 1955 that we cannot yet check on Wikidata are left out. The Wikipedia number shows in how many of our 32 languages Wikipedia writes about them.

  1. The Great Oaks of the Vieux Bas-Breau avtorja Théodore Rousseau1Théodore Rousseau
  2. Landscape with cows by moonlight avtorja Charles-François Daubigny2Charles-François Daubigny
  3. Le Bosphore avtorja Félix Ziem3Félix Ziem

Quick facts

Barbizon School in a nutshell

  • 17Umetniki
  • 1798–1918Leto rojstva
  • 4Zemlje rojstva
  • 0Ženske
  • 1Živujoči umetniki
  • 2.423Delo v našem katalogu
Mestov z največim številom novorojenčev
Pariz (2), Beaune (1), Sèvres (1), Nantes (1)
Muzeji z največ najpomembnejših del**
Louvre (2), Allen Memorial Art Museum (1), National Gallery (1), Museum of Fine Arts (1)

Meet them one by one

The 17 famous Barbizon School slikarji, from most famous down

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Théodore Rousseau

Francoz From Pariz Barbizonska šola On Wikipedia in 29 of 32 languages

Théodore Rousseau

Étienne Pierre Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867) stoji kot temelj francoske barbizonske šole slikarstva, umetniškega gibanja, ki je zagovarjalo realizem in slavilo veličastnost podeželskih pejzažev. Rousseau, rojen v Parizu v buržojski družini, je v svojem zgodnjem življenju preživela v senci očeta, ki se je sprva upiral sinovi strasti do umetnosti – čustvo, ki se je sčasoma ublažilo, ko je priča Rousseaujevi neomajni predanosti svojemu krasu.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works · Théodore Rousseau reproductions

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Charles-François Daubigny

Francoz From Pariz Šola Barbizon, predteča impresionizma On Wikipedia in 28 of 32 languages

Charles-François Daubigny

Njegov oče, Edmé François Daubigny, in stric, Pierre Daubigny, sta bila oba slikarja in sta mu zagotovila temeljne izkušnje v zgodnjem učenju. Prve študije pod vodstvom Paula Delaroche so mu prinesle tehnično spretnost, a je bilo popotovanje v Italijo leta 1836, skupaj s kolegom Henrijem Mignanom, tisto, ki je resnično razplamtilo njegovo umetniško vizijo.

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Félix Ziem

Francoz From Beaune Barbizon School & Orientalist art On Wikipedia in 18 of 32 languages

Félix Ziem

Rodjen kot Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem leta 1821 v zgodovinskem mestu Beaune v Burgundiji, je bilo njegovo zgodnje življenje zaznamovano z napetostjo med strukturo in duhom. Čeprav je sprva sledil disciplinirani poti arhitekture, se mu je klic platna izkazal neustavljiv. Ta prehod je močno oblikovala mentorstva pod Adolpheom Monticellijem v Marselju, kar je Ziemovem delu za vedno vneslo živahno, skoraj impresionistično pristop k svetlobi in teksturi.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works · Félix Ziem reproductions

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Constant Troyon

Francoz From Sèvres Barbizonska šola On Wikipedia in 20 of 32 languages

Constant Troyon

Constant Troyon, rojen leta 1810 v Sèvresu, Francija, je odraščal v družini tesno povezani s porcelansko tovarno. Pomembno mentorstvo je prejel od Camillea Roqueplana, ki ga je predstavil drugim pomembnim barbizonskim slikarjem, kot sta Rousseau in Jules Dupré. Čeprav je bil sprva pod vplivom njihovega sloga, si je Troyon sčasoma razvil svoj lasten edinstven glas. Prelomnica v umetniškem razvoju Constantina Troyona se je zgodila med potovanjem na Nizozemsko leta 1846.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works · Constant Troyon reproductions

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Jules Dupré

Francski From Nantes Barbizon šola On Wikipedia in 19 of 32 languages

Jules Dupré

Jules Dupré (1811–1889) predstavlja temeljni steber šole Barbizon, umetniškega gibanja, ki je zagovarjalo surovo opažanje in čustveno resonanco v pejzažnem slikarstvu. Rojen v Nantesu v Franciji, se je Dupréjevo umetniško pot začelo s rastjo fascinacije nad naravnim svetom in njegovo sposobnostjo, da vzbudi globoka, pogosto turbulentna človeška čustva. Potek Dupréjeve kariere je nepopravljivo oblikoval srečanje s revolucionarnimi platni s slikarja Johna Constableja.

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Narcisse Díaz de la Peña

From Bordeaux On Wikipedia in 19 of 32 languages

Narcisse Díaz de la Peña

Narcisse Virgile Díaz de la Peña (1807–1876) je bil francuski slikar barbizonske šole, ki ga je okralila njegova čutna pokrajina in močan vpliv na razvoj impresionizma. Rodjen v Bordeauxu v družini španskih staršev, je Díaz de la Peña zgodnji del svojega življenja preživeti ob izgubi staršev. Leta 1851 je bil okronjen z častjo Chevalier (Vitez) Legije čast.

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Charles Jacque

Francoz From nekdanje 10. pariško okrožje Barbizon School On Wikipedia in 13 of 32 languages

Charles Jacque

Charles-Émile Jacque, rojen v Parizu leta 1813, ni bil predviden za konvencionalno umetniško pot. Njegove etrike so bile hvaljene zaradi svoje drzne in dobro načrtovane tematike, kar mu je prineslo pohvale kritikov, kot je bil Charles Baudelaire.

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William Morris Hunt

Ameriški From Brattleboro Barbizon šola On Wikipedia in 13 of 32 languages

William Morris Hunt

William Morris Hunt, rojen v Brattleboro v Vermontu leta 1824., predstavlja ključno osebnost v razvoju ameriške umetnosti v 19. stoletju. Po vrnitvi v Zjedinjene Države leta 1855, po poroko v Louise Dumaresq Perkins, se je Hunt etabliral kot izjemno umetnik v Bostonu. Čeprav je dosegel zmerno uspeh kot portretar – ujetje podobnosti znamenitih osebnosti kot so William M.

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Henri Harpignies

From Valenciennes On Wikipedia in 13 of 32 languages

Henri Harpignies

Henri-Joseph Harpignies, rojen 28. junija 1819 v Valenciennesu, Francija, je bil umetnik, katerega življenje in delo sta bili neločljivo povezana s francosko podeželsko pokrajino. Čeprav so ga starši sprva usmerjali k poslovni karieri, se je njegova strast do slikarstva izkazala za močnejšo. Po dveh letih študija pod Achardovo mentorstvom se je Harpignies leta 1848 odpravil na ključno potovanje v Italijo.

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Alfred East

Angleški From Kettering Barbizonška šola, romantična pokrajina On Wikipedia in 12 of 32 languages

Alfred East

Sir Alfred Edward East je izrazil svojo umetnost v dinamičnem umetnostnem okolju viktorianske Britanije, obdobja, ki ga je opredelila globoka fascinacija tako z natančnim realizmom kot z naraščajočimi romantičnimi ideali.

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William Edward Stott

British Naturalism, Barbizon, Impressionist

William Edward Stott

In the tapestry of late Victorian art, few threads possess the quiet, evocative strength of William Edward Stott. Born in 1855 amidst the industrial landscape of Wardleworth, near Rochdale, Stott emerged from a world defined by the rhythmic toil of Lancashire’s cotton mills. His formal training took him to the heart of the art world in Paris, where he studied under the esteemed academic painter Carolus Duran.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works

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Jules Coignet

French From Paris Barbizon School, Plein Air On Wikipedia in 7 of 32 languages

Jules Coignet

Jules Louis Philippe Coignet, a name perhaps less familiar than his contemporaries Corot or Millet, nevertheless occupies a significant, if often overlooked, position within 19th-century French landscape painting. Born in Paris in 1798 and passing away there in 1860, Coignet’s career spanned a pivotal period of artistic transition, marked by the shift from academic realism to the burgeoning possibilities of plein air painting and nascent Impressionism.

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Paul Guigou

Francoz From Villars-sur-Oron Barbizon School On Wikipedia in 6 of 32 languages

Paul Guigou

Paul Camille Guigou ostaja ena najbolj ganljivih postav francoske tradicije pejzažne slikarstva devetnajstega stoletja; slikar, katerega črta je ubesničila preteljno svetlobo Provance, čeprav je bil njegov lastni življenjski pot tragično skrajšan.

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Hippolyte-Camille Delpy

From Joigny On Wikipedia in 6 of 32 languages

Hippolyte-Camille Delpy

Ko je leta 1842 v francijskem Joignyju prišel na svet, je bila njegova umetniška pot globoko oblikovana s prepletom različnih vplivov – dediščino Charlesa-Françoisa Daubignyja, vodstvo Corota in vzporodno dušo impresionistov.

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Constant Dutilleux

French From Douai Barbizon School On Wikipedia in 6 of 32 languages

Constant Dutilleux

Constant Dutilleux (1807–1865) belongs to that profound second category—a painter whose work serves as a quiet, evocative bridge between the dramatic Romanticism of Delacroix and the serene, atmospheric naturalism of the Barbizon School.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works · Constant Dutilleux reproductions

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Pierre-Emmanuel Damoye

French From Montmartre Barbizon School On Wikipedia in 4 of 32 languages

Pierre-Emmanuel Damoye

Pierre-Emmanuel Damoye, born in Paris on February 20, 1847, was not merely a chronicler of nature but a poet of the earth. His journey began in the heart of France, nurtured by the rigorous training of the École des Beaux-Arts under the watchful eye of Léon Bonnat. As a prominent figure within the School of Pontoise, he found his muse along the winding banks of the Seine and Oise rivers.

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Edward William Stott

Britanec From Rochdale Naturalizem in šola Barbizon On Wikipedia in 3 of 32 languages

Edward William Stott

Rodjen leta 1855 med industrijsko grubostjo Rochdale v Lancashireju, so bili Stottovi umetniški občutki daleč od sajede in železa njegove rodiščne kraja. Njegove študije na Manchester Academy of Fine Art in kasnejša potopitev v prestižno École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts v Parizu so ga postavile v srce transformativnega obdobja v umetnostni zgodovini.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works · Edward William Stott reproductions

Pictures worth knowing

Famous Barbizon School works to recognise

  1. The Great Oaks of the Vieux Bas-Breau avtorja Théodore Rousseau

    The Great Oaks of the Vieux Bas-Breau

    Théodore Rousseau

    1864 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  2. Landscape with cows by moonlight avtorja Charles-François Daubigny

    Landscape with cows by moonlight

    Charles-François Daubigny

    1860

  3. Le Bosphore avtorja Félix Ziem

    Le Bosphore

    Félix Ziem

    1864 · Musée Des Beaux, Reims

  4. Watering Cattle avtorja Constant Troyon

    Watering Cattle

    Constant Troyon

    1852 · Wallace Collection, London

  5. Forest View avtorja Jules Dupré

    Forest View

    Jules Dupré

    1850 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

  6. The Frog Pond avtorja Narcisse Díaz de la Peña

    The Frog Pond

    Narcisse Díaz de la Peña

    1876

  7. Tending the Flock avtorja Charles Jacque

    Tending the Flock

    Charles Jacque

    1875

  8. Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) avtorja William Morris Hunt

    Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886)

    William Morris Hunt

    1867 · Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge

When it happened

Barbizon School, step by step

  1. 1847
  2. 1850
  3. 1852
  4. 1860
  5. 1861
  6. 1864
  7. 1864
  8. 1867
  9. 1875
  10. 1876

Fun figures

The numbers behind the list

Država izvora
Francija10
France3
Združeno kraljestvo2
Združene države Amerike1
Letniko roditve
1790s1
1800s2
1810s6
1820s2
1830s1
1840s3
1850s1
1910s1
Muzeji, ki v svojih zbirkah hranijo njihova ključna dela
Louvre2
Allen Memorial Art Museum1
National Gallery1
Museum of Fine Arts1
Petit Palais1
Musee Felix Ziem1
Musée Des Beaux1
Wallace Collection1

Just the names

List of 17 famous Barbizon School slikarji to know

  1. 1Théodore RousseauThéodore RousseauFrancoz · 1812–1867
  2. 2Charles-François DaubignyCharles-François DaubignyFrancoz · 1817–1878
  3. 3Félix ZiemFélix ZiemFrancoz · 1821–1911
  4. 4Constant TroyonConstant TroyonFrancoz · 1810–1865
  5. 5Jules DupréJules DupréFrancski · 1811–1889
  6. 6Narcisse Díaz de la PeñaNarcisse Díaz de la Peña1807–1876
  7. 7Charles JacqueCharles JacqueFrancoz · 1813–1894
  8. 8William Morris HuntWilliam Morris HuntAmeriški · 1824–1879
  9. 9Henri HarpigniesHenri Harpignies1819–1916
  10. 10Alfred EastAlfred EastAngleški · 1844–1913
  11. 11William Edward StottWilliam Edward StottBritish · rojen 1918
  12. 12Jules CoignetJules CoignetFrench · 1798–1860
  13. 13Paul GuigouPaul GuigouFrancoz · 1834–1871
  14. 14Hippolyte-Camille DelpyHippolyte-Camille Delpy1842–1910
  15. 15Constant DutilleuxConstant DutilleuxFrench · 1807–1865
  16. 16Pierre-Emmanuel DamoyePierre-Emmanuel DamoyeFrench · 1847–1916
  17. 17Edward William StottEdward William StottBritanec · 1859–1918

Good questions

What people ask about Barbizon School

  • Who is the most famous Barbizon School slikar?

    Théodore Rousseau (#1) is first in this ranking, followed by Charles-François Daubigny (#2) and Félix Ziem (#3).

  • Who are the 5 most famous Barbizon School slikarji?

  • When were most Barbizon School slikarji born?

    Most slikarji in this list were born in the 1810s (6 of 17), between 1798 and 1918 overall.

  • Who are the most famous living Barbizon School slikarji?

    The highest-ranked living slikarji in this list are William Edward Stott (#11).

  • What techniques did Barbizon School slikarji use?

    “Po vrnitvi v Pariz je Daubigny uravnotežil komercialno delo – ilustracije knjig in dekorativne panele – s svojo naraščajočo strastjo do en plein air slikanja, prakse, ki bo definirala njegovo kariero.” — from our biography of Charles-François Daubigny (#2).

  • Which city produced the most Barbizon School slikarji?

    Pariz: 2 of the slikarji in this list were born there.

  • Which country produced the most Barbizon School slikarji?

    Francija: 10 of the 17 slikarji in this list were born there, then France (3) in Združeno kraljestvo (2).

  • Who are the great Barbizon School slikarji of Francija?

    The highest-ranked slikarji born in Francija are Théodore Rousseau (#1), Charles-François Daubigny (#2), Félix Ziem (#3), Constant Troyon (#4) in Jules Dupré (#5).

  • Where are the great works of Barbizon School art today?

    The museums holding the most key works of this list are Louvre (2), Allen Memorial Art Museum (1) in National Gallery (1).

  • Who was the first Barbizon School slikar?

    The earliest-born slikar in this list is Jules Coignet (#12), born in 1798.

  • Can I order a painting by a famous Barbizon School slikar?

    Our catalogue holds 2,423 works by these slikarji. Each one can be ordered as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print.

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