Barbizon
Bar·bi·zon
adjective \ˌbär-bə-ˈzōn, -ˈzän\Definition of BARBIZON
: of, relating to, or being a school of mid-19th century French landscape painters whose naturalistic canvases were based on direct observation of nature
Origin of BARBIZON
Barbizon, France
First Known Use: 1889
Bar·bi·zon
geographical name \ˌbär-bē-ˈzōⁿ, ˈbär-bə-ˌzän\Definition of BARBIZON
village N France SSE of Paris pop 1493
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