Module Four Lesson Four: Saint - Lazare Station
We see Monet capturing these very modern ideas and designs as a part of everyday life. The train depot and apartments represent a shift in the architecture as well as the way society in Paris functioned. The architecture at this time was largely being redone to accommodate a new middle and upper-middle class. These changes saw an uptick in cafes, shops, and housing, which highlighted the addition of leisure into everyday life.
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Throughout this piece, we can see elements of the "new Paris" which has become modernized. Looking at Monet's reaction to the shift we see bright color and light and an overall very energetic piece. The style in which the scene is typically a working space is very calm where one thing almost dissolves into another, I would simply describe it as gorgeous. This suggests that his attitude towards the change was a positive one, The use of bright colors and plentiful light are clues to that. In addition, impressionism did not typically aim to make comments on society and I would not imagine that this one is different.
As we see in many impressionistic pieces, this is a depiction of elements of the day to day life of the middle class and captures a moment. However, unlike the realists, impressionism was not attempting to make a commentary on society.
This is an interesting moment to capture in daily life, specifically the setting. As aforementioned the architecture adds to the idea of change coming to Paris. The notes also noted that these large train stations were an area and invention that people from all walks of life used for travel. This idea starkly contrasts with the previously rigid socio-economic division in Paris.
Module Four Lesson Four
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Module Four Lesson Four: Saint - Lazare Station
We see Monet capturing these very modern ideas and designs as a part of everyday life. The train depot and apartments represent a shift in the architecture as well as the way society in Paris functioned. The architecture at this time was largely being redone to accommodate a new middle and upper-middle class. These changes saw an uptick in cafes, shops, and housing, which highlighted the addition of leisure into everyday life.
Be sure to click on images for more info!!
Throughout this piece, we can see elements of the "new Paris" which has become modernized. Looking at Monet's reaction to the shift we see bright color and light and an overall very energetic piece. The style in which the scene is typically a working space is very calm where one thing almost dissolves into another, I would simply describe it as gorgeous. This suggests that his attitude towards the change was a positive one, The use of bright colors and plentiful light are clues to that. In addition, impressionism did not typically aim to make comments on society and I would not imagine that this one is different.
As we see in many impressionistic pieces, this is a depiction of elements of the day to day life of the middle class and captures a moment. However, unlike the realists, impressionism was not attempting to make a commentary on society.
This is an interesting moment to capture in daily life, specifically the setting. As aforementioned the architecture adds to the idea of change coming to Paris. The notes also noted that these large train stations were an area and invention that people from all walks of life used for travel. This idea starkly contrasts with the previously rigid socio-economic division in Paris.