Barbizon
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Barbizon (French pronunciation: [baʁbizɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
01Art 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. Leon Trotsky also lived here for a short time.
02International relations
Twin towns
Friendship cities
Sources and credits
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- Mairie Barbizon 1.jpg by Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0
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