1796-1875
as a member of the french baribizon school of landscape painters corot’s life gives us no indication of the tumultuous times he lived through;the austro-hungarian empire came into existence as a revolt against the ottoman empire; and by 1848, there were results against the european monarchies;
thus we are cast into the state of musing – what is the role of the artist in our society – in modern society? doesn’t the artist, as other members of any civilization, have the
responsibility to communicate – to break down superstitions to show the oneness of mankind;