Thu, Nov 5, 2020
Claude Monet's eight water lilies canvases in the Orangerie in Paris are his crowning achievement. They are his tribute to the tragedy of World War One. Ironicly the paintings were panned by critics as dull though Monet was criticized as too radical all his life. They only achieved popularity when abstract impressionists such as Jackson Pollack used them for inspiration.
Mon, Dec 28, 2020
Auguste Rodin owes his greatness to an inspirational trip to Italy to view the works of Michalangelo. Some experts consider several of his greatest works, including the Thinker and the Kiss to be Rodin's modern reinterpretations of Michaelagelo's works. The thinker was so popular that some 28 large castings, all considered originals, appear around the globe inspiring many critics to attach their own interpretations to the statue.