As these new styles of linear and aerial perspective and pyramid structures came into use by Alberti, paintings were able to carry better-recognized religious ideas because the paintings became more transparent and more vivid in detail. Finally, artists in the high Renaissance such as Da Vinci, and Raphael developed paintings in the narrative style that demonstrated the "body in a more scientific and natural manner," thus demonstrating the various aspects of every day life.

Claude Monet is perhaps one of the most world renowned

Claude Monet can be classified as a forerunner of Impressionists, Neo-Impressionists, Fauvists, Cubists, Abstract painters, and the Non-Figurists. He is often called "The Father of Impressionism" (Taillander 6). Although Monet had some works accepted into the Salon, he was one of the first to paint in the Impressionist style, and persisted even after his works were rejected and shunned. Renoir said "Without Monet, we would all have given up" (qtd. in Taillander 8). Monet was seen as an extremist because he "captured the fleeting moment, creating a degree of wooliness in his canvasses which have not been interpreted with any certainty"(Taillander 8). In Monet's paintings, his interest "lies not in details, but in capturing the effect of the whole scene as it would be perceived in a fleeting glance" (Welton 14). The term Impressionist was first given by a critic when reviewing Monet's painting,

The techniques Monet is most remembered for were his use of light and color in the Champ d' Avoine . Monet was one of the first of the Impressionists to paint "en plein air". "A craving for open-air light was the mainspring of Monet's artistic development...Monet began by portraying the intensity of light by showing the contrast between bright light and dark shadow"(Taillander 86). As part of his impulsiveness, Monet refused to paint from memory. He said, "I paint only what I see"(qtd. in Taillander 76). "Sunshine was essential if Monet was to capture the true effects of light. He would stop painting and wait for a cloud to pass over the sun because it altered the intensity of the light and shadows"(Taillander 77). Monet's use of color is as equally appreciated as his use of light effects, and the two go hand in hand with each other.

3 Schapiro, Meyer. Impressionism: Reflections and Perceptions. New York: George Braziller, 1997.

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