This painting depicts his first wife Camille with their oldest son Jean. Camille is holding a parasol or a light umbrella and it seems that she is catching a glimpse of someone looking at her. As an impressionist, Monet is capturing what the eye sees at the given moment and the effects of light on the subject.
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir 1880-1881
Among the most famous paintings of not only Renoir butofthe entire Impressionist movement, Luncheon of the Boating Party is known for its richness of form and masterful use of light. Renoir uses rich color which is characteristic of Impressionist style and elements of design like balance and harmony. In the painting are Renoir's friends and his future Aline enjoying an afternoon on a balcony along the Seine river. Again we see the theme of capturing an impression of what you see in a given moment.
The Floor Scrappers by Edgar Degas 1871-1874
This painting features working class people and Caillebotte captures the light through the window and the resulting shadows. It is known for being as realistic as a photograph, which is the theme for Impressionist capturing a moment in time.
The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt 1893
This painting focuses on the figures of a mother and her child. Behind them, the vibrant blue color of the sea, green touches that show sparkle of sunlight on water. As in all Impressionist paintings, it is capturing a moment in time.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renoir 1876
Painting shows Sunday afternoon in an open air dance hall and cafe that was close to Renoir's home. He went there on Sunday afternoons and enjoyed watching the happy couples. He uses light as well as fluid brushstrokes, which are typically impressionistic. It is also capturing an aspect of everyday life, which is a theme in Impressionism.
The Dance Class by Edgar Degas 1871-1874
Degas was concerned with line, form and movement of the human body. This painting depicts ballerinas at the end of their lesson. It shows figures that are not facing you or posing. They are painted quickly to capture a single moment in time, which is the theme in impressionism. The light shines on the ballerinas focusing attention on them.
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]
Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. [more]
Ophelia
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
