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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French impressionist painter. Capable of painting in many different styles, even in the same painting, Renoir was certainly prolific, creating over 6,000 paintings in a long career. He had a preference...
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Jacques-Pierre Brissot
Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville (1754-1793) was a French journalist, abolitionist, and politician who played a prominent role in the French Revolution (1789-1799). A leader of the Girondins, a moderate political faction, Brissot was instrumental...
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir: A Gallery of 30 Paintings
In this gallery, we showcase 30 paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), the French impressionist painter. The selection here is presented in chronological sequence to show the artist's career progression. Renoir was instrumental in...
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Battle of Castiglione
The Battle of Castiglione (5 August 1796) was one of the most important battles of Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. After laying siege to the vital fortress of Mantua, General Napoleon Bonaparte and his Army of Italy defeated an Austrian...
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Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville
Portrait of French revolutionary leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville (1754-1793), painting by Jean-Baptiste Fouquet, c. 1792.
Palace of Versailles.
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Statue of Pierre Waldo
A 19th-century statue of Pierre Waldo (l. 1140–1218), a forerunner of the Christian Reformists. Luther Memorial in Worms, Germany.
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The Artist's Family by Renoir
An 1896 oil on canvas, The Artist's Family, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Aline Charigot, Renoir's wife, is arm in arm with their eldest son Pierre and their second son, Jean, is being held by the...
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Boating on the Seine by Renoir
A c. 1879 oil on canvas, Boating on the Seine, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. An archetypal impressionist painting which captures the effects of sunlight on the landscape, people, and water. Renoir...
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Self-portrait by Renoir
A c. 1875 oil on canvas self-portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. (Sterling and Francine Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA)
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Nude in Sunlight by Renoir
An 1875 oil on canvas, Nude in Sunlight (aka Study: Torso Effect of Sunlight), by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. This work was shown in the 1876 Second Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and was savaged...