Favorite paintings

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.

Claude Monet is considered the father of Impressionism. He made 2,000 paintings over his career, here are ten Claude Monet Paintings you should know.

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Degas was nicknamed the “painter of dancers”. From 1860 onwards, he developed a fascination with dance, which was originally discovered at the Paris Opera, where he spent much time backstage. As a result of his interest, his paintings portrayed the dancers in private behind-the-scenes moments, as well as during their performances on stage. Take a look back over the love story between the artist and his tutu-clad muses.

New details point to the identity of the sleeping woman in the saffron gown.

This rather intense looking person is Pierre Auguste Renoir. Renoir was a French Impressionist painter who sometimes included cats in his pictures. Apparently, he was a great fan of cats, and this affection can be seen in the following works. Woman with Cat The eyes are really drawn to the cat. It reminds me of my aunt's old cat named Holly. Holly was a stray, who'd become so nervous she'd drool. It wasn't her teeth. Poor Holly. One day, she went out to play and never returned. Cats who go…