English Explanatory Dictionary

Barbizon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.
  2. The Barbizon School, a realist art movement active roughly from 1830 to 1870, characterized by its tonal qualities, color, loose brushwork, and softness of form.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑː.bɪˌzɒn/ /-zən/ /ˈbɑɹ.bɪˌzɑn/ /ˈbɑɹ.bɪˌzoʊn/

Word forms

Barbizon

Derived words

Barbizonian
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