the impressionism

The impressionism

The impressionism is a pictorial artistic movement was born in France in the second half of the nineteenth century, often performed en plein air based on a new conception of color and light, the instant of the visual impression.

What is impressionism?

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They are:1. Monet 2. Renoir 3. Sisley 4. Manet

Who are the principal painters?

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Manet:Édouard Manet was a French painter, one of the first artists of the 19th century, he was considered the greatest interpreter of impressionist painting

Sisley: Alfred Sisley was a French painter. Of the Impressionist school, he was born, lived and always worked in France, so he is often considered a French artist.

Renoir:Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French painter, considered one of the greatest exponents of Impressionism.

Monet:He was a French painter, considered one of the founders of French impressionism.

Painters

Renoir

Monet

Monet

renoir

He prefers the human figure, especially the subjects of Parisian life, rather than places in the open air. In the paint "Colazione dei canottieri" he represent a scene of everyday life as if it were a photograph in fact it uses new shots.

Monet looked to the right of him at the subject to be painted, and brought back the impression in front of him through colour. The paint "Soleil Levant" capture the instant of sunrise over this lake.

Manet

Sisley

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Sisley

Manet

The painter Manet, with a different pictorial technique than usual, does not use shaded colors as usual, but both light and dark colors. The combination of colors that are used to paint the canvas are very evident between light and shadow. In the paint "Il bar delle Folies-Bergére" he represent this girl who is serving a gentleman and she is sad, in the background you can see all the people having fun.

He followed the desire of the Impressionists to make the painting as luminous as possible. To have this effect, he painted on canvas primed with light color. In the paint "Neve a Louveciennes" represent a snowy landscape done with large brush strokes.