Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a French artist known for his plein-air painting practice and influence on the Impressionist movement. Employing a silvery palette of mauve, grey, and ochre, the artist produced works depicting mythological, biblical, and rustic scenes developed from his outdoor studies. His interest in balance and precision in light and tonal gradations is evinced in the painting Island and Bridge of San Bartolomeo (c. 1825). “I am never in a hurry to reach details. First and above all I am interested in the large masses and the general character of a picture,” he once said of his technique. “When these are well established, then I try for subtleties of form and color.” Born on July 17, 1796 in Paris,...