Camille Pissarro was an Impressionist painter who created this sun-drenched view of a famous park in 1900. We’ll find out where this lovely scene takes place and how and why just 5 small strokes of color can conjure up a fashionista.
We’ll also discover its connection to Hermann Goering and how a Gallery director was instrumental in the formation of the Monuments Men program.
Here’s a detail of the frame I describe. Check out the carving!
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SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Luis Sarro. Courtesy of musopen.org
Place du Carrousel information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52199.html#overview
Impressionism
https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/impressionism.html
World War II Provenance Research
https://www.nga.gov/collection/wwii-research.html
Monuments Men information
https://www.nga.gov/about/monuments-officers-national-gallery-art.html
The Monuments Men (movie)
The Monuments Men (book)
Recommended Reading
Art and Illusion by E.H. Gombrich