Directions:
First, read and watch the texts and videos related to Renoir, Caillebotte, and the subject of urban landscapes:
- Caillebotte, Paris, A Rainy Day, 1876 (Video, Smarthistory)
- Renoir (Text, The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art, The Metropolitan Museum)
- Renoir, Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, 1874-76 (Video, Smarthistory)
Then, using the comparison images write a 200-300ish word essay comparing and contrasting Renoir's Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, and Caillebotte's Paris, A Rainy Day. Consider the following questions in your response:
- How do Renoir and Caillebotte portray the experience of urban life differently?
- How does the style of Renoir and Caillebotte contrast, despite the fact that they are both known as Impressisonists?
- If you could choose, which painting would you like to spend a day in, and why?