Camille doncieux pronunciation
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Camille Doncieux
First wife of Claude Monet (1847–1879)
Camille-Léonie Doncieux (French pronunciation:[kamijleɔnidɔ̃sjø]; 15 January 1847 – 5 September 1879) was the first wife of French painter Claude Monet, with whom she had two sons. She was the subject of a number of paintings by Monet, as well as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Édouard Manet.
Early life
Camille-Léonie Doncieux was born in the town of La Guillotiere, later merged into Lyons, France, on 15 January 1847. Her parents were Leonie-Françoise (née Manéchalle) Doncieux and Charles Claude Doncieux, who was a merchant.[1][2] The family moved to Paris, near the Sorbonne, early in the Second French Empire (1852-1870). A few years after the birth of a second child, Geneviève-François, in 1857, the family moved to Batignolles, which became part of northwestern Paris. Batignolles was popular with artists.[2]
While in her teens, Doncieux began work as a model. She met Monet, seven years her senior, in 1865 and became his model posing for numerous paintings. They live
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Monet and Camille
14 November 1840
Oscar-Claude Monet is born in Paris.
Around 1845
The family moves to Le Havre.
1858
At the age of 18, Monet meets the landscape painter Eugène Boudin who encourages him to start painting. One of his first landscape paintings is shown in a municipal exhibition of Le Havre. Monet decides to become a painter.
1859
Monet moves to Paris and gets in touch with various artists.
1860
Monet joins the independent Académie Suisse and visits exhibitions of the Barbizon painters.
April 1861
Monet is called up for seven years of military service which he breaks off after one year, however, on account of typhoid fever.
1862–63
Monet returns to Le Havre to recover. There, he meets the Dutch marine painter Johan Barthold Jongkind with whom he does outdoor landscape studies.
At the request of his aunt, who supports him financially, Monet continues his education as a painter in the studio of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where his future fellow Impressionist painters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Fréd&eac
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La Japonaise - Camille Monet
'La Japonaise' is a life-sized portrait of Camille Monet, the wife of Claude Monet, painted by the artist in 1876. This artwork debuted at the second Impressionist exhibition that same year, receiving favorable acclaim from the public and finding a buyer. Interestingly, Monet later referred to the painting as a 'heap of trash.'
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Japanese in Vogue
Claude Monet's painting reflects the widespread fascination with Japanese culture and art, which was prominent in France from around 1865 until the early 20th century. Known as Japonisme, this cultural movement captivated both artists and the public. Claude Monet, like many Impressionist painters, held a deep admiration for Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints.
The image portrays Madame Claude Monet dressed in an elaborate kimono, holding a Japanese fan and wearing a blond wig. The kimono features intricate embroidery, while the background is filled with a vibrant displ
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