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Interesting facts about Renoir

Interesting facts about Renoir Is a great opportunity to learn more about the great impressionists. First of all, Renoir is known as a master of secular portrait. He worked in different genres, trying to convey his feelings and emotions on canvas.

So, here are the most interesting facts about Renoir.

  1. Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - French painter, sculptor, graphic artist and one of the key representatives of impressionism.
  2. Renoir was the sixth of seven children of his parents.
  3. As a child, Renoir sang in the church choir. He had such a beautiful voice that the choirmaster insisted that the boy's parents continue to develop his talent.
  4. An interesting fact is that Renoir's first work was painting porcelain plates. During the day he worked, and in the evenings he studied at the school of painting.
  5. The young artist worked so successfully that he soon managed to earn a decent amount of money. Renoir bought a house for his family when he was barely 13 years old.
  6. For a long time, Pierre Renoir visited the same Parisian cafe - "The Nimble Rabbit".
  7. Did you know that when Renoir was looking for models for himself, he chose women with figures that were far from the ideals of that time?
  8. Once an impressionist painted a portrait of the famous composer Richard Wagner (see interesting facts about Wagner) in just 35 minutes.
  9. In the period 1870-1871. Renoir took part in the Franco-Prussian War, which ended in the complete defeat of France.
  10. During his creative career, Renoir wrote over a thousand canvases.
  11. Few people know about the fact that Pierre Renoir was not only a talented artist, but also a professional sculptor.
  12. Renoir donated some of his paintings to the British Queen Victoria. It is worth noting that he did this at her personal request.
  13. At the age of 56, the artist broke his right arm after an unsuccessful fall from a bicycle. After that, he began to develop rheumatism, which tormented Renoir until the end of his life.
  14. Being confined to a wheelchair, Renoir did not stop writing with a brush, which the nurse put between his fingers.
  15. A crater on Mercury is named after Pierre Renoir (see interesting facts about Mercury).
  16. General recognition came to the impressionist shortly before his death, when he was already 78 years old.
  17. On the eve of his death, the paralyzed Renoir was brought to the Louvre so that he personally saw his canvas, exhibited in one of the halls.

Watch the video: Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Bal du Moulin de la Galette 1876 (June 2025).

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