Notre-Dame Cathedral is one of Paris' most important monuments.
As the seat of the city’s archbishop, Notre-Dame is Paris' premier Catholic Church.
By the time he died, his body of work included over 1,000 engravings.
With a focus on capturing fleeting impressions of their surroundings,Impressionist artistsoften documented daily life in their paintings.
Maximilien Luce, for example, excelled as a Pointillist.
Jean Fouquet, “The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demons,” ca. 1452–1460 (Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic Domain)
“Isle de la Cité with Notre Dame,” I. Silvestre, 17th century (Photo:The Wellcome CollectionCC BY 4.0)
Jacques-Louis David, “Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte,” 1805-1807 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Childe Hassam, “Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris,” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Maximilien Luce, “The Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-Dame,” 1901 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Henri Matisse, “A Glimpse of Notre Dame in the Late Afternoon,” 1902 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
