Matthew Ridley Corbet: A Pioneer of Italian Landscape Painting Matthew Ridley Corbet (1850 – 1902) stands as a significant figure in Victorian art, particularly recognized for his masterful depictions of the Italian countryside and his contribution to the Macchiaioli movement. Born in South Willingham, Lincolnshire, he descended from a family steeped in religious tradition—his father was Reverend Andrew Corbet—and received an education at Cheltenham College, fostering a grounding in classical scholarship that would inform his artistic sensibilities. His formal training encompassed classes at…