the european art collection at the bma contains works from the 15th through 19th centuries. most of the collection was formed through donations made by private citizens of the city of baltimore, notably mary frick jacobs, george a. lucas, and jacob epstein. the collection contains a large selection of 19th-century french art, including more than 140 bronze animal sculptures by antoine-louis barye and several paintings by barbizon artists such as jean-baptiste-camille corot and impressionist camille pissarro.