Why it matters
A study of the Ponte d'Augusto at Narni, painted in September 1826, that Corot used as the basis for his larger and more finished View at Narni. Art historian Peter Galassi saw it as reconciling traditional and plein-air painting.
Did you know?
- The View at Narni is in the National Gallery of Canada.
- Corot's teacher Achille-Etna Michallon drew the same scene in 1821.
- Its French title is Le pont de Narni.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Bridge at Narni (CC BY-SA 4.0).
