A Parisian in Italy? The Stunning Corot Exhibit at NGA Opens September 9th!

Woman seated before an easel, a mandolin in her hand, 1868

Agostina, 1866

Corot: Women focuses on images of women that Corot painted throughout his career but rarely exhibited in his lifetime. Dressed in rustic Italian costume or nude on a grassy plain, rendered with a sophisticated use of color and a deft, delicate touch, Corot's women convey a mysterious sense of their inner lives. Corot: Women features 44 paintings created between the 1840s and the early 1870s: nudes, individual figures in costumes, and an allegorical series of the model in the studio. The National Gallery of Art is the only venue for Corot: Women, on view from September 9 through December 31, 2018.

Mary Morton, Curator and Head of French paintings shares with us the life and inspiration of Corot in an exclusive interview with CiaoDC.