Barbizon

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Bar·bi·zon

adj \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

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