Rouen became Normandy's capital. It's famous for its Gothic cathedral, half-timbered houses and Joan of Arc sights. The cathedral, famously painted by Monet, makes it instantly recognizable ...

But its beauty in changing light is what drew the impressionist artist, Claude Monet, whose work can be viewed at the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, to paint it several times. Today, the cathedral ...

Claude Monet is most renowned for his series of paintings, including Water Lilies, Haystacks, and Rouen Cathedral. Nonetheless, the artist produced hundreds of other singular artworks that confirm ...

Monet, in committing his life to his perception, made art something new, liberating painting from its descriptive function and lending it an interiority that would come to be called modern.