Literature in French Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), At Renoir’s Home, rue St-Georges (formerly The Artist’s Studio, rue St.-Georges), 1876, oil on canvas, Norton Simon Art Foundation
- DATE:
- TIME:
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- SPEAKER:
- Museum Educator
Join us for a discussion en français of literary partnerships in French art. Explore artist-author friendships and influences in the works of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, La Cigale (The Grasshopper), with fabulist Jean de La Fontaine; Pierre-Auguste Renoir, At Renoir’s Home, rue St-Georges, with poet Stéphane Mallarmé; and Auguste Rodin, Monument to Balzac, with novelist Honoré de Balzac.
This salon will be held in French. Intermediate levels and above welcomed.
EVENT DETAILS
- Fee:
- Free with museum admission.
- Details:
- Space is limited to 15 participants. Sign up is required and is taken at the Information Desk when the museum opens on a first come, first served basis.
- Location:
- Meets in Entrance Gallery