On September 21st an exhibition that features over 180 works of the legendary Claude Monet opened at the Grand Palais in Paris. You can enjoy it until January 24, 2011. With more than 700,000 visitors expected at the Grand Palais, this magnificent exhibition is certainly an example of the Blockbuster dimensions necessary for the survival [...]

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As with almost all art movements, Impressionism was born out of something through force. It came about during the Second French Empire during the reign of Louis Napoleon III, along with the traditional code of the Fine Arts. What drove the impressionist painters such as Manet, Monet and Renoir to paint masterpieces known internationally was [...]

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