Barbizon School
[ bahr-buh-zon ]
noun
a group of French painters of the mid-19th century whose landscapes and genre paintings depicted peasant life and the quality of natural light on objects.
Origin of Barbizon School
1Named after Barbizon, village near Paris, where the painters gathered
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How to use Barbizon School in a sentence
Nice boys they were of the Barbizon School, all in the best form.
British Dictionary definitions for Barbizon School
Barbizon School
/ (ˈbɑːbɪˌzɒn) /
noun
a group of French painters of landscapes of the 1840s, including Théodore Rousseau, Daubigny, Diaz, Corot, and Millet
Origin of Barbizon School
1C19: from Barbizon a village near Paris and a favourite haunt of the painters
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