Boulevard des Capucines (Monet)
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Boulevard des Capucines (Monet) is an 1873–74 Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting a bustling Parisian boulevard from an elevated viewpoint, celebrated for its loose brushwork and vivid portrayal of modern urban life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Impressionist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| art historical significance |
important depiction of modern Paris
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key work of early Impressionism ⓘ |
| color palette |
blues
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browns ⓘ muted grays ⓘ |
| composition feature |
crowd rendered as small dabs of paint
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strong diagonal of boulevard ⓘ |
| country of origin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Claude Monet ⓘ |
| depicts |
Boulevard des Capucines
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ buildings ⓘ carriages ⓘ crowd ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ trees ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| depicts architectural style | Haussmannian buildings ⓘ |
| depicts season | winter ⓘ |
| depicts time of day | daytime ⓘ |
| exhibited at | First Impressionist Exhibition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibited in city | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibition start time | 1874 ⓘ |
| genre |
cityscape
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landscape painting ⓘ |
| has creator role | painter ⓘ |
| inception |
1873
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1874 ⓘ |
| influenced by |
Haussmann’s renovation of Paris
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modern Parisian urbanization ⓘ |
| location of viewpoint |
Nadar’s studio building
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upper floor of a building ⓘ |
| main subject |
Parisian boulevard
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modern urban life ⓘ |
| movement | Impressionism ⓘ |
| movement represented |
bustling crowd
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flow of traffic ⓘ |
| notable characteristic |
elevated viewpoint
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focus on atmosphere over detail ⓘ vivid portrayal of movement ⓘ |
| original language of title | French ⓘ |
| part of | Monet’s Paris cityscapes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title in French | Boulevard des Capucines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses technique |
broken color
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loose brushwork ⓘ short brushstrokes ⓘ |
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