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Camille Desmoulins
Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) was one of the most prominent journalists during the French Revolution (1789-1799). A fervent republican, he played an important role in the Storming of the Bastille, when he called the people to arms. Although...
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Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was an impressionist painter based in France who focussed on landscapes but frequently changed his style and subjects. He was an instrumental figure in the new art movement of the 19th century, organising independent...
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Camille Pissarro: A Gallery of 30 Paintings
In this gallery, we showcase 30 paintings by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), one of the founders of the impressionist movement in 19th-century France. The paintings are presented in chronological sequence to better show the artist's development...
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Camille Desmoulins
Portrait of Camille Desmoulins, painted by Joseph Boze or one of his daughters, c. 1790.
Musee de Beaux Arts de Chartres.
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Camille with a Small Dog by Monet
Camille with a Small Dog, oil on canvas by the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926), 1866. Camille was Monet's first wife. The strong colours against a black background show the influence of Spanish painters. Buhrle Collection...
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Portrait of Camille Desmoulins
Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794), one of the most famous journalists during the French Revolution (1789-1799), oil on canvas by an anonymous painter, c. 1790.
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
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Self-portrait by Camille Pissarro
A c. 1900 oil on canvas self-portrait by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist had a long white beard from middle age onwards, which led to friends in cafés calling "Hail Moses" when he entered...
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Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French impressionist painter who transformed modern art with his emphasis on light brushstrokes, bright colours, and uncluttered nature. Famed for his landscapes and series of paintings that captured the same...
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Power Struggles in the Reign of Terror
The autumn of 1793 saw the Jacobins consolidate their authority in France as the Reign of Terror intensified and the Jacobins' defeated rivals were executed by guillotine. Yet the dominant Jacobins disagreed over the direction the French...
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Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French impressionist painter. She was admired by fellow artists, had multiple works exhibited by the Paris Salon, and had her paintings shown in seven of the eight independent impressionist exhibitions in...