Barbizon
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Bar·bi·zon
(bär'bĭ-zŏn') 
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of a 19th-century group of landscape painters in France that included Corot, Daubigny, Millet, and Rousseau.
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a 19th-century group of landscape painters in France that included Corot, Daubigny, Millet, and Rousseau.
[After Barbizon, a village of north-central France.]
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Barbizon
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Bar·bi·zon
[bärbəʹzaw]
Village in the forest of Fontainebleau, N central France. It gave its name to a group of 19th-century landscape painters who worked here; they include Corot, Daubigny, and Millet.
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Village near the forest of Fontainebleau, much frequented by artists (the École de Barbizon, including Corot, Millet, Daubigny, and Théodore Rousseau) in the mid-19th c.
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Barbizon
For other uses, see Barbizon (disambiguation).
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Location within Île-de-France region
Barbizon
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Perthes |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bière |
| Mayor | Pierre Bedouelle (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 75–93 m (246–305 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,588 (2006) |
| - Density | 301 /km2 (780 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77022/ 77630 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E / 48.4467°N 2.6056°E
Barbizon is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
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Demographics
The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.
Art history
The Barbizon school of painters is named after the village; Théodore Rousseau and Jean-François Millet, leaders of the school, made their homes and died in the village.
International relations
Twin towns
Friendship cities
See also
References
External links
- Barbizon website
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Barbizon (French)
- Map of Barbizon on Michelin (English)
- Johnson, Clifton (January 13 1900). "The Village of Jean-François Millet". The Outlook 64: 275–284. http://books.google.com/?id=l2pyPw_hYuAC&pg=PA275. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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