A View of Olevano Size:large perhaps dates from the beginning

perhaps dates from the beginning of this period

with two upper storeys of ogee arches and very ornate balconies

which was based on an engraving of the antique statue of Niobe and for which the actress

the chaste goddess of the hunt

Presented by the Christopher Sands Trust

A View of Olevano Size:large perhaps dates from the beginningAlthough this view of Olevano is of the same type as the sketches which Corot made in Italy in the mid 1820s, the thin, rubbed style of painting is uncharacteristic and the former attribution to Corot is not tenable. The sketch was probably made by one of Corot's French contemporaries working in Italy in the early 19th century. Olevano, a hill town east of Rome, was a popular site for foreign artists.