Barbizon School Paintings for the Dining Room

Here are 47 Barbizon School paintings for the dining room, painted between 1825 and 1877, with works by Camille Corot, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña and Théodore Rousseau; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and forests and trees. Dining rooms have hosted still lifes for four hundred years for a reason.

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Apple Blossoms, Charles-François Daubigny 24 × 36 in landscape print (61 × 91 cm), centered 51¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the dining table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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47 Barbizon School paintings

Apple Blossoms, Charles-François Daubigny, 1873, oil on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Apple Blossoms, 1873 The Met

Orchard, Charles-François Daubigny, 1865 - 1869, oil on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Orchard, 1865 - 1869 Rijksmuseum

Woman Feeding Chickens, Jean-François Millet, 1846-48, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Woman Feeding Chickens, 1846-48 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with White and Red Roses, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1860 - 1876, oil on panel

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Still Life with White and Red Roses, 1860 - 1876 Rijksmuseum

Souvenir of Italy, Camille Corot, 1855–60, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Souvenir of Italy, 1855–60 Art Institute of Chicago

The Woodchopper, Jean-François Millet, c. 1858–66, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Woodchopper, c. 1858–66 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with Pollard Willows, Camille Corot, 1840 - 1875, oil on panel

Camille Corot Landscape with Pollard Willows, 1840 - 1875 Rijksmuseum

Girl carrying Water, Jean-François Millet, c. 1855 - 1860, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Girl carrying Water, c. 1855 - 1860 Rijksmuseum

This painting depicts a young boy sitting in a relaxed position, with his right arm leaning on a black surface. He has pale skin, wide eyes, and a small, slightly downturned mouth.

Camille Corot Italian Peasant Boy, 1825/1827 National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Figures (Les Bohémiens), Camille Corot, 1872, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape with Figures (Les Bohémiens), 1872 The Met

View of Lormes, Camille Corot, early 1840s, oil on canvas

Camille Corot View of Lormes, early 1840s The Met

Landscape, Camille Corot, c. 1870/1875, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape, c. 1870/1875 National Gallery of Art

This painting displays an outdoor scene with a large tree to the left and a low horizon with a few buildings and what look like boats floating on blue water on the right.

Camille Corot Souvenir of Terracina, 1864, reworked slightly later National Gallery of Art

Four people wearing earthy brown gather near a stream that runs through a lush forest carpeted and filled with moss, pine, and sage green trees and undergrowth, interlaced with thin, willowy tree trunks in this horizontal landscape…

Camille Corot The Eel Gatherers, 1860/1865 National Gallery of Art

Dense green vegetation surrounds a band of sun-dappled boulders that arc shallowly across this horizontal landscape painting. Just to our left of center and on our side of the boulders are several slender tree trunks.

Camille Corot Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau, 1860/1865 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a man riding a white horse away from us on a dirt road winding through a sun-drenched, rocky landscape in this horizontal painting.

Camille Corot A View near Volterra, 1838 National Gallery of Art

Landscape, Camille Corot, c. 1872, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape, c. 1872 Rijksmuseum

This painting depicts a woman and a child standing in a wooded area. The woman holds a closed parasol in one hand and reaches down towards the child with the other.

Camille Corot Madame Stumpf and Her Daughter, 1872 National Gallery of Art

We look across a grassy expanse leading to a lake, with several women, tiny in scale, dancing under a grove of trees to our right in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Corot Dance under the Trees at the Edge of the Lake, 1865/1870 National Gallery of Art

A person rides a horse away from us on a narrow dirt path curving through a forest dominated by golden yellow trees in this vertical landscape painting.

Camille Corot The Forest of Coubron, 1872 National Gallery of Art

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot, ca. 1871–74, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, ca. 1871–74 The Met

Shown from the shins up, a woman with medium-toned skin plays a mandolin in this loosely painted vertical composition. The woman’s body faces us but her head tips to our left and she looks down in that direction with dark eyes.

Camille Corot Gypsy Woman with Mandolin, c. 1870 National Gallery of Art

The Forest of Fontainebleau, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1874, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Forest of Fontainebleau, 1874 The Met

The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest, Théodore Rousseau, 1852–54, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest, 1852–54 The Met

A Meadow Bordered by Trees, Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1845–60, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau A Meadow Bordered by Trees, ca. 1845–60 The Met

An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau, Théodore Rousseau, probably 1861, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau, probably 1861 The Met

Sunset near Arbonne, Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1860–65, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau Sunset near Arbonne, ca. 1860–65 The Met

Landscape with Ducks, Charles-François Daubigny, 1872, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape with Ducks, 1872 The Met

This painting shows a woodland scene with dense trees on the right side, their white and brown trunks twisting upwards and their leaves in shades of dark green, yellow ochre, and rusty orange.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Edge of the Forest at Les Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau, 1868 National Gallery of Art

We look across a waterlogged path at a line of rust-red and bronze-brown trees that nearly span the width of this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted, which creates a blurred look.

Théodore Rousseau After the Rain, c. 1850 National Gallery of Art

A path enclosed almost entirely with trees stretches into a dense, sun-dappled forest before us in this horizontal landscape painting.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña In the Forest, 1874 National Gallery of Art

The Forest of Fontainebleau, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1871, oil on canvas

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Forest of Fontainebleau, 1871 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with a Sunlit Stream, Charles-François Daubigny, ca. 1877, oil on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape with a Sunlit Stream, ca. 1877 The Met

A young woman reclines and reads a book near a stream that winds through a wooded landscape in this horizontal painting. Painted with rich pine green, trees tower along the riverbanks and fill most of the painting.

Camille Corot Forest of Fontainebleau, 1834 National Gallery of Art

Honfleur: Calvary, Camille Corot, ca. 1830, oil on wood

Camille Corot Honfleur: Calvary, ca. 1830 The Met

Study for "The Destruction of Sodom", Camille Corot, 1843, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Study for "The Destruction of Sodom", 1843 The Met

The Sheepshearers, Jean-François Millet, c. 1857–61, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Sheepshearers, c. 1857–61 Art Institute of Chicago

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, Jean-François Millet, 1856, oil on wood

Jean-François Millet Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, 1856 The Met

Nocturnal landscape painting with lush trees and a large patch of sky with visible brushstrokes. Multiple small, seated figures line the foreground.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Landscape with Figures, c. 1870 Art Institute of Chicago

The Edge of the Woods, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1872, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Edge of the Woods, 1872 The Met

A Vista through Trees: Fontainebleau, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1873, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña A Vista through Trees: Fontainebleau, 1873 The Met

An Old Chapel in a Valley, Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1835, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau An Old Chapel in a Valley, ca. 1835 The Met

The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord), Théodore Rousseau, 1839, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord), 1839 The Met

This painting depicts a landscape with an open green field stretching out into the distance. At the bottom of the painting, there is a rocky area with sparse vegetation and yellow, sun-bleached grass.

Théodore Rousseau Countryside in Picardy, 1860 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a forest floor under tall trees, with a grassy path leading into the distance. The sky is obscured by dense green foliage and tree limbs.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Forest Scene, 1874 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a field, trees, and a dramatic cloudy sky. Grass, rocks, and a group of large trees are visible in the center of the composition.

Jules Dupré The Old Oak, c. 1870 National Gallery of Art

Auvers (Washerwomen), Charles-François Daubigny, 1861, oil on wood

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