News about Claude Monet

Around 125 firefighters swarmed the iconic building not long before midday on Saturday, battling the blaze as it tore through the roof of the art centre. It was announced in the hours that followed that the Courtauld Gallery, home priceless artwork, was 'unaffected' by the blaze. This meant pieces like Vincent Van Gogh's 1889 self-portrait showing him with a bandaged ear and and paintings by Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne were unscathed. And while the cause of the fire remains unknown, the Somerset House Trust revealed it would reopen the building this weekend.

The investigation into what started the devastating blaze at the capital's iconic Somerset House continues today as fire crews remain on site. Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters were deployed to the 250-year-old complex at 12pm yesterday. Smoke was seen pouring from the building as firefighters took to the roofs and raised themselves up to 32 metres in the air on cherry pickers and deployed drones to survey and tackle the flames. Today, the London Fire Bridge confirmed part of the third floor and the roof of the west wing of the building were damaged by fire.

Priceless artwork housed in the capital's iconic Somerset House emerged unscathed after a fiery blaze took hold on the roof earlier today, director confirms. London firefighters battled for hours to contain inferno which ripped through building's west wing shortly before 12pm today. Luckily, priceless artworks including a Van Gogh self-portrait as well as works by Edouard Manet, Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne stored in Courtauld Gallery were unharmed by the blaze, the trust claims.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it sent 20 fire engines - including specialist height appliances - and 125 firefighters to the 250-year-old complex after a fire broke out shortly before 12pm. Images and videos shared on social media showed smoke pouring from the building as firefighters took to the roofs and raised themselves up to 32 metres in the air on cherry pickers and deployed drones to survey and tackle the flames. The fire took place in the west wing of the building - adjacent to the north wing, which is home to famous paintings including a Van Gogh self-portrait as well as works by Edouard Manet, Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne.

A mystery fire broke out in at Rouen Cathedral in northern France today as visitors were told to evacuate the ancient place of worship. Thick black smoke was filmed pouring out of its main spire in the late morning, in an area where renovation work was taking place. 'Fire engines are at the scene, and the cathedral has been evacuated,' said an emergency services spokesman.

The protester, from French environmental activist group Riposte Alimentaire ('Food Counterattack'), targeted 'Poppy Field' by Claude Monet, defacing it with a sticker that covered half the painting with an apocalyptic vision of the same scene. The group said it's purpose is to show how the field would look 'ravaged by flames and drought' in the year 2100,  if more action isn't taken against climate change. The museum, known in French as the Musee d'Orsay, is a top tourist destination and home to some of the world's most-loved Impressionist works. The woman was detained pending investigation, according to Paris police.

Guaranteed to give any garden the wow factor, irises were one of the highlights of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, as they flower in late May. Named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, these magnificent blooms come in almost every colour except for red. Irises have six petals - three upper ones known as standards, and three lower ones known as falls - while the leaves form tall, upright spears.

Derek Farrant (right), 98, from Shoreham, West Sussex, celebrated his 19th birthday as he steamed towards Normandy with the largest invasion fleet in history in June 1944. He had hoped he would be fit to attend the landmark 80th anniversary commemoration in less than two months to remember his fallen comrades. Unfortunately, Mr Farrant fell over and broke a hip in January before passing away last month. At 7.15am on June 6, 1944, Mr Farrant, who was in the Royal Engineers, was approaching Gold Beach (left) alongside his two friends Big and Little Jock. As the ramp of the landing craft opened a German shell struck and men were thrown into the water. Under heavy fire, the Royal Engineers, each carrying 29lbs of high explosives, were tasked with clearing a way for the invasion.

The Great Pyramid in Giza ruled as the world's tallest structure for nearly 4,000 years. It was originally standing at 480 feet and was built as a tomb for Egyptian pharaoh King and remains a majestic structure. But in 1311, when the majestic Lincoln Cathedral was completed, the pyramid lost its majestic status. It was the world's biggest behemoth and stayed so until 1549. A number of buildings and structures have fought for the world's tallest in decades since, including the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building. Burj Khalifa, the current holder of Dubai's 2,722feet, is the current holder, but another shining example of Middle Eastern prowess will be overtaken shortly. When completed, Jeddah Tower will stand at 3,281 feet, making it the first building in history to surpass 1 km. MailOnline has created an incredible interactive map that shows the tallest buildings since the Great Pyramid was completed in 2570 BC.

In a statement released by the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, France's third largest city, Claude Monet's 'Le Printemps' (Spring) attack took place at 3.30 p.m. local time on Saturday. The 1872 painting was covered by glass, but it will also undergo close inspection and restoration, according to the museum. According to the museum, it will file a vandalism lawsuit, adding that two activists were detained. In a tweet on X, Riposte Alimentaire ('Food counterattack') claimed the assault, with a woman identifying herself 20-year-old Ilona (left, right) saying, 'We must respond now before it is too late.' The same group, which calls for a healthy food supply to all, also claimed January's soup attack on Mona Lisa's Mona Lisa painting, which was also responsible for glass.

Normandy's capital is full of historic and cultural wonders, according to John. He visits the city's historic Gothic cathedral, dives into the popular dish of calf's head, and stays at Hotel De Bourgtheroulde, which can trace its roots back many hundred years.

This activity is rooted in several motivations, including creativity, dissatisfaction, or the desire to monitor one's artistic legacy. Famous artists such as Michelangelo, Claude Monet, John Baldessari, Agnes Martin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Francis Bacon, and Banksy have left their mark not only through creation but also through intentional destruction. An early example dates back to the 16th century, when Michelangelo partially defaced a marble Pietà. He hammered Christ's left leg and arm, burning them. The motivations behind this act are skeptic, with accusations ranging from fear of being exposed as a Protestant sympathiser during the Inquisition to skepticism over the marble's quality. Nonetheless, Michelangelo's impulsive impulse became a symbolic act, exemplifying the complicated relationship between artists and their creations.

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Thousands of people visit Claude Monet's home in northern France or in Parisian museums where his works hang. But now the setting of the Impressionist's idyllic pond paintings (inset) has been recreated in Dorset (see image). Coachloads of visitors come to view a bright replica at a former clay pit in Weymouth, which became Bennetts Water Gardens 64 years ago. Isla, 19, the fourth generation of the family to work at the eight-acre site, which also contains the National Plant Collection of Water Lilies in over 300 varieties, is Norman Bennett's great-granddaughter. In 1999, the family decided to build a recreation of the garden's famous Japanese bridge.

After being hired for the task, Sarah Knights revealed she had to investigate the subject in depth, having no idea of the British Royal Family before painting the King. The artist, who also works as an art teacher at a secondary school, took inspiration from Sir George Hayter's portrait of Queen Victoria in 1938 for her coronation in order to learn how to paint a throne before painting the portrait.

In a 15-meter project made of around 650,000 studs of Lego bricks in 22 shades, Claude Monet's impressionist's inimitable brushstrokes depicting reflection landscapes is reimagined. The work, Entitled Water Lilies #1, will hang on one of one of the walls of the Design Museum gallery in Kensington, west London. On Friday, the inaugural design-focused exhibition opens, and it will run until July 30. Ai Weiwei wrote: 'Toy bricks as the product, with their ability of solidity and potential for deconstruction, reflect the attributes of language in our quickly evolving world culture, in which human consciousness is constantly shifting.'

Using AI, Gnatta, a UK-based communication tech firm, has reimagined a number of Nike to Toblerone logos in the style of artists such as Banksy, Picasso, and Monet. The system puts together a completely new logo based on the artist's previous creations. But can you guess what logos they are?

Every week, our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday theme, doing all the legwork so you don't have to. This week, gites are within reach. The round-up features an elegant 100-year-old cottage in Amiens as well as a distinctly three-story homestay in Rouen.

In Berlin, two people wearing orange vests stuck themselves to metal poles supporting a dinosaur skeleton that was more than 60 years old, as part of a protest against climate change's impacts. It was the latest in a string of events in which eco-warriors attacked high-profile artworks throughout Europe. Since security guards at the museum alerted them to the incident, the women were removed by the police. The demonstration was the latest attempt to press governments around the world to take swift action to reduce emissions owing to global warming's global warming impacts.

Just Stop Oil Demonstrators stopped traffic in London in their latest climate stunt, blocking traffic in the same way as The Beatles.

REAKING NEWS: Activists from the 'Letzte Generation' environmental campaign gathered in the museum before shedding paint on the painting, which sold at auction for $110 million in 2019. The incident occurred after a string of similar protests organized by opposition parties around Europe.

In one of the largest art auctions in history, late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's billion dollar art collection will go under the hammer this November. Christie's said in a tweet that the fabled auction house would sell more than 150'masterpieces' from Allen's foundation. The collection spans more than 500 years of art history, although the work's value is more than $1 billion. The auction is titled: 'Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection'.' Allen died in October 2018 at the age of 65, as a result of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. He never married and had no children. Allen's net worth was estimated to be over $20 billion at the time of his death. Allen left the majority of his fortune to charity in 2010. This November, Christie's Rockefeller Center will host an auction. The correct date was not known.