Dappled Light at the Dance Hall by Auguste Renoir
Chapter 1

From porcelain to canvas

Chapter 2

Painting the joy of Paris

Chapter 3

Redefining style and fighting pain

YOUR GOAL

Master of The artwork of Auguste Renoir

Ch 2 · Painting the joy of Paris
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diego The first independent Impressionist exhibition

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diego Painting the Joy of Paris

Dappled light, dappled light, We paint the joy in dappled light!

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diego The science of warm colorful shadows

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A luncheon on the Seine River

diego Luncheon of the Boating Party combined portraiture, still life, and landscape into one cheerful scene.

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Dappled light at the dance hall

diego Renoir's masterpiece Bal du moulin de la Galette captured working-class Parisians dancing under flickering sunlight.

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Renoir's Paris Paintbox
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diego Mix vibrant colors on the palette to learn how Renoir captured Parisian light.

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Fun Fact

Dappled light: To paint Bal du moulin de la Galette, Renoir's friends had to help him carry the massive canvas to the dance hall every single day.

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Glossary
impressionism (noun)
A style of painting developed in France during the late nineteenth century that focuses on the transient effects of light. In 1876, Renoir used this style to capture lively dancers in a Montmartre courtyard.

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Gossip

Which Renoir masterpiece would you hang in your living room?

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Quiz

Where does the scene in Auguste Renoir's 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' take place?

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diego Dappled light at the dance hall

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Quiz

What is the setting of Auguste Renoir's famous 1876 painting 'Bal du moulin de la Galette'?

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diego A luncheon on the Seine River

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Quiz

How did Auguste Renoir capture the effect of sunlight filtering through trees in 'Bal du moulin de la Galette'?

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Who served as the models for the figures in Auguste Renoir's 1881 painting 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'?

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What did critics mockingly call the loose, visible brushstrokes of Auguste Renoir and his friends at their first show?

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Which color did Auguste Renoir and other Impressionists famously banish from their paint palettes?

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Quiz

Where was the first independent Impressionist exhibition held in Paris?

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In what year did Auguste Renoir and his fellow independent artists hold their first groundbreaking Impressionist exhibition?

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