Impressionists in Normandy at the Museo degli Innocenti

It has been 150 years since 31 artists rejected by the academic art world, including Monet, Degas, Renoire, Cezanne, Pisarro, Delacroix, Courbet and many others, gathered in Paris in 1874 in an exhibition that marked the birth of the Impressionist movement.
The Museo degli Innocenti celebrates this anniversary with a dedicated exhibition displaying more than 70 works that tell the story of the Impressionist movement and its connection with Normandy.
This land had in fact become a very popular destination among painters because there were beautiful beaches and landscapes, it was very close to Paris and the cost of living was moderate.
Among the works in the exhibition “Impressionists in Normandy” we find works like Cliffs at Dieppe (1834) by Delacroix, The Beach at Trouville (1865) by Courbet, Fécamp (1881) by Monet and Sunset, View of Guernsey (1893) by Renoir which portray the Norman coast as a place of great beauty where it was possible to spend quiet days immersed in nature, spectacular and dark at the same time.
This was the time of painting en plein air, of landscapes represented focusing on the changing of the light during the day, of quick and short brush strokes that made the canvas vibrate.
In 1841, John Rand had invented the tube that allowed colors to be preserved for a long time and transported easily and travel easels had entered the market, both indispensable tools for impressionist artists, who wanted to capture the beauty of nature live.
Special guest of this exhibition full of masterpieces, the famous “Pink Water Lilies” by Monet (ca 1897-1899). Absolutely not to be missed.