Century of Light ; Impressionists Exhibition 10-11 March 2018

         In the last 2 years, I have had the opportunity to visit several museums in Europe, in particular, the Louvre and the Musee de Orsay in Paris as well as the Church of Santa Maria della Grazia in central Milan to name two.

My interest for fine art was stoked by these visits, especially Leonardo da Vinci's "the Last Supper"  which I will put up in another post.

This last weekend, i had the opportunity to enter for free 2 days to view the Century of Light (I will assume it is the 19th century) whereby the many Impressionist painters lived and plied their trade in Paris and Florence. The paintings were on loan from the Musee de Orsay
and the museum goers which attended the viewings while I was there was mainly an eclectic bunch, of tourists, foreign expats and locals.  

The 2 - 3 painters works which i was privileged to admire and was enthralled (yes it was fascinating to say the least) with was Claude Monet. Manet and Auguste Renoir. There were dozens of artists living and ekeing out a living in Paris, and almost all were dirt poor. It seems like poverty and a basic necessity driven life are the prerequisites for creating a masterpiece.

Here are 2 of these from the Impressionists

Lillies in the garden (his) - Claude Monet 

Monet ; painting by Auguste Renoir

While I was much younger I spared no time appreciating the Masters. Now, I am well into Middle Age, suddenly the paintings seem to be speaking a language of another time and message to me.

Carpe Diem