title: Barbizon
text: # Barbizon
  
  Barbizon (French pronunciation: (listen)) is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.
  
  ## Art 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.
  
  * The Sheepfold, Moonlight by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.
  * The Potato Harvest by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.
  
  ## International relations
  
  ### Twin towns
  
  * East Bergholt, England
  * Szentendre, Hungary
  
  ### Friendship cities
  
  * Asago, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
  