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The Pink Cloud, c. 1896, by Henri-Edmond Cross

Henri-Edmond Cross: The Pink Cloud

22 June 2025

Here we witness an explosion of chromatic joy: Henri-Edmond Cross transfigures the Mediterranean landscape into a pointillist symphony. This incandescent pink cloud, ablaze with the

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The Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age, spanning approximately from 1580 to 1670, represents an unparalleled artistic flowering that coincided with the Dutch Republic’s emergence as a formidable maritime and commercial power…

Wheat Fields by Jacob van Ruisdael, circa 1670
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Romanticism

Romanticism emerged in the late 18th century as a reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and Neoclassicism, flourishing throughout Europe during the first half of the 19th century. This profound artistic and cultural movement privileged…

Two Men Contemplating the Moon, by Caspar David Friedrich, circa 1825-1830

Rococo

Rococo emerged in France during the early 18th century as a reaction against the solemnity of Louis XIV’s style, characterized by a lightness and elegance that celebrated aristocratic intimacy and refinement. This quintessentially ornamental style favored asymmetrical forms, sinuous curves, and nature-inspired motifs…

Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering), by Jean-Antoine Watteau, assisted by Jean-Baptiste Pater, circa 1718-1721
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Impressionism

Impressionism, born in France during the 1870s-1880s, revolutionized Western art by breaking with academic conventions. This movement, embodied by artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, and Berthe Morisot, is characterized by a desire to capture the immediate impression of light and its effects on subjects…

The Road from Moret to Saint-Mammès by Alfred Sisley, c. 1883-1885
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