Join French tour guide Patrick Herpe\, pre senting live from Paris\, for a fascinating journey into the birth of Impr essionism\, one of the most revolutionary movements in art history.
\n< p>Travel back to 1860s Paris\, when the prestigious Salon de Paris dominat ed the French art world. The Salon favored highly polished paintings of hi storical\, religious\, and mythological subjects\, while young artists who wanted to portray modern life and the world around them were often reject ed.\nDiscover how a daring group of artists challenged these tradit ions and transformed the way art was created and experienced. Explore the stories\, personalities\, and ideas behind the movement\, and learn how ar tists such as Claude Monet\, Pierre-Auguste Renoir\, Edgar Degas\, and the ir contemporaries broke with convention to capture everyday life\, fleetin g moments\, and the changing effects of light.
\nPlease note: no AI chatbots\, agents\, or notetakers will be authorized to join this meeting. This program will not be recorded.
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