1898
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Dominant colour
Rouen Cathedral, Portal, Morning Light is a 1898 oil by Claude Monet, a Impressionism work, depicting Rouen Cathedral, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting shows a large, old cathedral with a tall, arched doorway. The cathedral is made of stone and has many tall windows. The doorway is in the middle of the painting, and it's very big. The painting is done in many shades of gray, blue, and white. The colors are all swirled together, so it's hard to see where one color ends and another begins. This makes the painting look very soft and hazy. The painting is very detailed, but it's also very blurry. It's like looking at something through a foggy window. The artist who painted this is Claude Monet.
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
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