Claude Monet – Water Lilies: The Infinite Play of Light
3/17/20269 min
Imagine a room with no corners, where the walls dissolve into an endless expanse of water, sky, and lilies. In the heart of Paris, at the Musée de l’Orangerie, lies the final, radical vision of Claude Monet. This episode explores the transformation of a sleepy village in Normandy into the cradle of modern abstraction. We follow Monet to Giverny, where he didn't just paint nature—he built it, diverting rivers and staging his gardens like a living palette. But as his fame grew, his world began to blur. Diagnosed with cataracts, the master of light faced his great...
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