The story of Impressionism’s birth has been told so often, it’s more myth than historic event. Generally, the tale goes something like this: in 1874, a ragtag gang of disaffected artists reject the ...

A climate activist for the group Riposte Alimentaire (Food Counterattack) has been arrested after gluing a poster onto a masterpiece by Monet at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris on Saturday. This protest is ...

This photo provided by Riposte Alimentaire shows an environmental activist posing by 'Poppy Field'' by Claude Monet at the Orsay museum, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Paris. The activist was detained ...

This will leave a bad impression. An environmental protester was arrested for slapping a sticker over famed painter Claude Monet’s “Poppy Fields” at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. The woman covered most ...

A security guard at the Musée d'Orsay says visitors regularly ask to see works that don't exist, like "Olympia at the Lily Garden," confusing the names and oeuvres of the two Impressionist masters.

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. It’s quieter there, more—well, nineteenth century. And it’s pleasantly déclassé. The scale is more intimate, even ...