Art, literature & history
The Philosophers' Retreat
1871
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Transfer lithograph printed in brown on light gray China paper laid down on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 21.7 × 14.5 cm (8 9/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 57 × 39.8 cm (22 1/2 × 15 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1940.946.6
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. The Philosophers' Retreat. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Philosophers' Retreat — Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. 1871.
Medium: Transfer lithograph printed in brown on light gray China paper laid down on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 21.7 × 14.5 cm (8 9/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 57 × 39.8 cm (22 1/2 × 15 11/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.