French Artist Communities Talk 1: The Barbizon School 🎨
Join Juliet Heslewood — author and art historian — for the opening talk in a four-part series on French artist communities. This first session focuses on the Barbizon School, a group of 19th-century painters who settled in the village of Barbizon, on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest, to work en plein air.
Discover how artists such as Jean-François Millet, Camille Corot, and Charles-François Daubigny captured the rural landscape, peasant life, and the forest’s natural beauty — paving the way for Impressionism.
What to expect:
- 🖼 Insight into the Barbizon School’s origins and influence
- 🌳 Stories of the forest, village life, and artistic innovation
- 🖥️ A hybrid format — attend in person or via Zoom
Part of the Ashmolean’s Connect & Collaborate season, this talk is ideal for art lovers, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the roots of modern landscape painting.
This event is part of a four-talk series:
- Talk 1 – The Barbizon School – Sat 15/11/2025
- Talk 2 – The Pont Aven Painters – Sat 13/12/2025
- Talk 3 – Van Gogh & Gauguin – Sat 24/01/2026
- Talk 4 – The Fauves – Sat 21/02/2026