Point of interest
Barbizon
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Tips from locals
Philippe
June 30, 2015
Famous impressionnist painters village
Gwenaelle
July 3, 2022
Barbizon was once the base for the kings of France as they’d hunt in the nearby Fontainebleau forest. In the 19th century, a group of painters discovered the rural beauty of the Barbizon landscapes, which inspired a school of painting that was dedicated to a new realism portraying everyday life. Field workers and peasants were frequently depicted in the paintings, against backgrounds of open land. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Theodore Rousseau, Jean-Francois Millet, and Charles-Francis Daubigny were among the leaders of the movement. Van Gogh was a fan of the school and imitated the style in his own paintings. In the latter part of the 19th century, a second generation of artists from the Impressionist era, including Monet, Renoir, and Alfred Sisley, painted in Barbizon.
Barbizon was once the base for the kings of France as they’d hunt in the nearby Fontainebleau forest. In the 19th century, a group of painters discovered the rural beauty of the Barbizon landscapes, which inspired a school of painting that was dedicated to a new realism portraying everyday life. Fie…
Arnaud
June 29, 2018
Barbizon was at the center of a school of painting that emerged in the 1830s and persisted into the 1870s. Its popularity spanned the height of Realist painting and continued even during the Impressionist period. The village is extremely close to Fontainebleau and worth the side-trip. Its multiple museums house artworks by famous 19th-century painters including Théodore Rousseau and Jean-François Millet. It is also a beautiful place full of gardens and natural vistas.
Barbizon was at the center of a school of painting that emerged in the 1830s and persisted into the 1870s. Its popularity spanned the height of Realist painting and continued even during the Impressionist period. The village is extremely close to Fontainebleau and worth the side-trip. Its multiple…
Alicia
April 6, 2017
ARTistic village with and interesting auberge museum 'auberge de pere ganne - great film to watch and an artistically rich little house of France's past' , good creperie in town and the best apple tart in town in the brasserie..art galleries.. and for hikers there are two or three good routes in the barbizon forest..nightclub there also for those who want to boogy on down all night
ARTistic village with and interesting auberge museum 'auberge de pere ganne - great film to watch and an artistically rich little house of France's past' , good creperie in town and the best apple tart in town in the brasserie..art galleries.. and for hikers there are two or three good routes in th…
Penelope
August 14, 2014
Sweet centre in the village, some great but pricey restaurants, good forest walking, home of the impressionist painters
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Location
Barbizon, IDF