PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS 



3. Are his pictures mostly of wild or cul- 

 tivated land? 



4. What kind of land does he choose to 

 paint — plains, rough land, mountains, etc.? 



5. Does he show any special preferences with 

 respect to contour, grade or topography? 



GENERAL COMPOSITION AND 

 TREATMENT 



6. Are objects scattered or massed? Criticise 

 in detail. 



7. What of chiaroscuro? 



8. What attention is given to conditions of 

 weather? 



9. To the hour of the day? In how many 

 pictures can the hour of the day be fairly 

 known without reference to title? 



TREES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



10. To what extent are trees used in Corot's 



landscapes? 



11. To what extent are they grouped? 



12. How are the groups composed? How 

 many trees? How many species? 



13. Are these groups formal or informal? 



14. How are the groups placed — ^background, 

 middleground or foreground? 



15. What species are most frequently used? 



16. Are the specimens chosen formal, natural 

 or picturesque? 



17. To what extent are shrubs used, and in 

 what manner? 



18. To what extent and in what manner does 

 he use grass, flowering plants, etc.? 



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