A birthday celebrated with great pomp. It was in 1874, in Paris, that the first exhibition of Impressionist painters took place. These artists, initially called "the Batignolles group," painted en plein air along the banks of the Seine and prioritized color and light over drawing. Their quick brus ...
1- Giverny Giverny is the ideal starting point for a stay in the footsteps of the Impressionists as it is home to the house and gardens that belonged to Claude Monet. The leader of the impressionist movement lived here for over forty years, until his death in 1926. Giverny was his home but al ...
er, muse to many artists and art collector. The Marmottan-Monet Museum in Paris is currently dedicating an exhibition to her entitled Julie Manet, the impressionist memory. Throughout the rooms, you will discover the three lives of this 'daughter of' who was trained in painting by her mother from ...
ments imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. He then used his time to depict the light, Norman nature and the cycle of the seasons in the manner of the Impressionist painters but using his iPad! To pay homage to his new adopted land, he will soon exhibit a smaller version of his giant mural entitle ...
. - **The Bayeux Tapestry**: a unique medieval masterpiece (I promise, it’s not as dull as it sounds!). - **Giverny and Monet's Gardens**: a must-visit for lovers of impressionist painting, flowers, and beautiful landscapes. - **Mont Saint-Michel**: certainly, it's a bit further, but frankly, this ...
hese canvases in Giverny itself is one of the project's strengths: they are, in a way, coming home. Why do we feel like going there? Because seeing an Impressionist painting in the light that inspired it is a little privilege. Because we slip into Monet's open-air studio. And, let's be honest, becau ...
