Brian here. Today after church in Paris we decided to take advantage of my day off by going to the Orangerie, a small museum across the Tuileries Garden from the Louvre. This one was on the top of my list because it was closed for renovation the first time I visited Paris. The main draw is two large oval galleries that are covered on all four sides by huge Monet waterlily canvases. It is really stunning.
Two beautiful works of art.
This one was my favorite of the 8 huge canvases.
This was Colin's response to the artwork. He found it very soothing. It was a very chilly day today, so we went all out with the stroller bubble.
This gives you a little perspective on the scale of the paintings.
This one had the boldest colors. Very sassy.
I need a shave.
The Orangerie also houses a very lovely collection of work by other impressionist/post-impressionist artists. It is a wonderful museum because it's not crowded, it's not 75 miles long like the Louvre, you can see the whole collection in one visit, and the whole collection is worth seeing- and Peaches never looked so good (courtesy of Renoir).
Also I wanted to note a correction in the Ste. Chappelle post. I was really tired when I typed part of it and I credited Louis the 14th with its construction. It being a gothic structure, it predates Louis 14 by quite a few centuries. It was actually just plain old Louis (the 1st?), who later became St. Louis who built it.
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Adam enjoyed this post quite a bit because he's sort of "studying" Monet and impressionism right now.
And Rob and Kara, Brian is doing a concert version of Don Giovanni with Opera Fuoco on period instruments. Brian will have to tell you more. We only found out about this gig just over a week before Christmas, but it is great to be here and hopefully will open some more doors. Crazy thing this opera world.