“Rocks at Civita Castellana,” painted by the artist Camille Corot between 1826 to 1827, utilizes oil on cardboard and epitomizes the Realism art movement. The dimensions of the landscape genre artwork are 26.6 by 21.2 centimeters, and it is currently housed in the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany.
The artwork portrays a dramatic and rugged landscape featuring tall, jagged rocks at Civita Castellana. Rendered with a meticulous precision that embodies the Realism movement, it captures the raw, untamed beauty of nature. The rocky formations, rendered in earthy tones with patches of vegetation, rise steeply against a serene blue sky. The brushwork demonstrates Corot’s keen ability to convey the texture and solidity of the rocks, while the interplay of light and shadow enhances the three-dimensionality of the scene. The composition guides the viewer’s eye upwards along the towering rocks, instilling a sense of awe and grandeur inherent in nature’s creations.
