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title: View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) by Caillebotte
author: Musée d'Orsay
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15857/view-of-the-rooftops-snow-effect-by-caillebotte/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) by Caillebotte
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15857.png)
## Image Caption
An 1878 oil on canvas, *View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect)* or *Rooftops under Snow*, by [Gustave Caillebotte](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gustave_Caillebotte/) (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. The artist's favourite tones of blues and greys are well-suited here to the cold winter scene. Nowadays, we are very familiar with the almost clichéd rooftops of [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) but when this painting was made it was an innovative choice of subject. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)
## Cite This Work
### APA
d'Orsay, M. (2022, May 12). View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) by Caillebotte. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
d'Orsay, Musée. "View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) by Caillebotte." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2022. .
### MLA
d'Orsay, Musée. "View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) by Caillebotte." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2022, .
## License & Copyright
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