In Paris, the Musee d'Orsay houses Monet's most famous paintings, and there is also a special Musee de l'Orangerie (which will be discussed later) that displays only Monet's lotus pond.

Seeing so many of his paintings up close at once gave me a better understanding of this man who tried his best to capture light and shadow. There are several paintings that left a deep impression on An Qingju.

The painting "Woman in the Garden" is 2.5 meters wide, very large and beautiful. There are almost no lines in the whole painting, which creates the effect of light and shadow. The woman is talking and resting under the shade of the tree, and the swaying sunlight shines through the branches onto her skirt, which is particularly dazzling.

The former is only half a meter high, and the latter is only 75 centimeters high. The common feature of "Poppy" and "Saint-Lazare Station" is that you can't see anything if you get close, and you can only feel the flowing air when you stand farther away, or the wind blowing in the countryside, or the mist rising from the station.

When you are farther away, things come alive and look very beautiful. For example, the painting "Yu Meiren" looks inconspicuous, but the more you look at it, the more interesting it becomes. This is what I mean.

Edgar Degas's "Ballet Class". He really did paint a lot of things about the opera house. Ballet rehearsals, orchestra performances, and many paintings depicted various people in this place and profession. Now An Qingju feels that when he mentions paintings of ballet dancers, he thinks of Edgar Degas.

However, the dancing girls he painted are so youthful, and their gauze skirts have a misty effect under different light conditions, which is very beautiful.

Renoir's "Dance at the Moulin de Galette". Does An Chuyu like to look at large paintings? This painting is 1.75 meters wide and the atmosphere of the picture is great. The Moulin de Galette is located on the Montmartre Hill, which shows that in the late 19th century, Montmartre Hill was already a place for artists to gather and various entertainments.

But the picture is different from the photo. There is a focus and plot in the picture, people chatting in the light and shadow. The atmosphere of the open-air cafe under the shade of the trees, the joy of young people dancing and dating here, almost sound can be heard in the picture.

There are many Renoir paintings in the Musee d'Orsay, but this is the one I spent the longest time looking at and feels the most interesting.

The works of the three great masters of post-impressionism, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh, are all concentrated in Halls 70-72 on the second floor of the Musee d'Orsay. It's so easy to find. When there are many people, the entrance and exit are planned uniformly, and everyone must enter from one direction to visit, and then file out.

This was the situation when An Qingju and An Chuyu went to see them on a free day. Of course, when they went to see them again later, there were much fewer people. Despite this, the exhibition halls of the works of these three masters of Post-Impressionism still had the most people.

Let's talk about Cézanne first. Cézanne's paintings are actually hard to understand. His still life oil paintings look more like the gouaches painted by An Qingju and An Chuyu's students in the studio - of course, the techniques are much better.

The landscapes look more like watercolors, with light colors and a lot of water. He is said to have painted more than 80 paintings called "Mont Sainte-Victoire". If it were in school, the teacher would definitely praise him for his "hard work". But An Chuyu couldn't tell which one was better. If An Chuyu was an art teacher, he would probably mislead his students and say "Why aren't you making progress?"

That old famous film "The Woman with the Coffee Pot" is just not good no matter how you look at it.

Let's talk about Gauguin. An Qingjue knew about Gauguin from two sources. First, he knew that he was a friend of Van Gogh and that he once shared a house with Van Gogh to paint. As a result, he was frightened by Van Gogh's schizophrenia.

Gauguin was a stockbroker when he was young, so he was relatively wealthy. His paintings were sold while he was still alive, and even though he was not very famous, he did not have to worry about his financial resources. This is simply Van Gogh's life model. It was a huge stimulus to Van Gogh. Humph! Anyone who stimulates my idol Van Gogh is a villain in An Qingju's heart. Knock him down!

Second, An Qingju always saw similar descriptions of women in Master Yi Shu's novels: "She is exactly like the black pearl of Tahiti described by Gauguin" and so on. How beautiful must this Tahitian girl be? This time when I went to the Orsay to see it again, Emma was shocked. It is true that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. How can she be a black pearl when she looks like this?

Dang-dang-dang! Finally, we are talking about Van Gogh. Van Gogh was not French, but he spent a lot of time in France. He also struggled in France during his life. The French are also happy to hang the words "Van Gogh once painted here" at various scenic spots. The Musée d'Orsay exhibits many works of Van Gogh. Among them are the ones that An Qingju is familiar with.

"Van Gogh's Room in Arles" and "The Church of Auvers"; Arles and this church are not far from Paris. "Self-Portrait" is a more famous one among many self-portraits; the background of this one in Orsay is very dynamic, and Van Gogh's eyes are very firm. There is also "Doctor Gachet".

"Starry Night", this painting is so beautiful, and it is also quite large, almost one meter wide. An Qingju has used this painting as the wallpaper of his mobile phone for an unknown period of time, and it looks so peaceful and dynamic.

Okay, let’s count on my fingers. I’ve seen “Irises” at the Getty Center in Los Angeles; I’ve seen “Cypresses in a Wheat Field” at an exhibition at the German National Museum; and I’ve seen a large number of them at the Orsay Museum.

I haven't seen the famous "Starry Night" yet, it's in the Museum of Modern Art in New York; I haven't seen "Sunflowers" yet, it's in the National Museum in London; you can go see them all. There's also the famous "Cafe at Night" in the Netherlands - I don't know when I'll go to see it.

There are many modern works in the Olympic Games, so I won’t list them one by one. The main ones are An Qingju and An Chuyu, so don’t pretend to know. The ones listed above are all those I knew before and went to see them now.

Let me talk about some exhibits that were originally on display at the Musee d'Orsay but that An Qingju and An Chuyu did not see. After consulting the staff, they confirmed that they were indeed not in the museum at the moment (for example, they were loaned out for exhibition). Naturally, things that you have not seen are better, which is a bit regrettable, so I have listed them here as a reminder.

1. Courbet's "The Origin of the World". Painting a naked butt is nothing special. This is more appropriate. The name is good, it is really the origin of the world. 2. Manet's "Boy with Piccolo". This is a model painting in art class. When introducing "Impressionism", this painting was mentioned first. In the end, I didn't see it. What a pity.

3. Whistler's "Whistler's Mother". Was this really ruined by Mr. Bean?

After exiting the Orsay Museum, we crossed the Pont des Arts again, and then walked along the south side of the Tuileries Garden to the Orangerie Museum. It was almost noon, and the sky over the Seine was blue, with white clouds raging, reflecting the vivid faces of tourists on the riverbank.

This is the Orangery Museum. Of course, there are many people who come to visit for free today. Fortunately, everyone is very orderly, and after waiting for 20 minutes, it was An Qingju and An Chuyu's turn to enter.

Don’t forget to look around while you’re waiting in line. The statues around these galleries are all famous. Look! Rodin’s “The Kiss” is right outside the Orangerie Museum.

The reason to go to the Orangerie is to see Monet, or more precisely, to see Monet's "lily pond". Of course, there are also some works by Gauguin, Cézanne, Renoir, and even Picasso on the second floor of the Orangerie Museum. But the real main exhibit of this museum is the "lily pond" - the professional name is "lesnympheas".

The entire first floor exhibition hall is actually an oval exhibition hall with skylight. With natural sunlight shining through the frosted glass, three of Monet's giant "Lotus Pond" works are displayed here.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Don't get me wrong, there is no one here. These are photos I found online, because taking photos is not allowed here. And there are staff standing at the four corners of the door, who will yell at anyone who takes photos, making you feel ashamed to death.

The three water lily paintings here were donated by Monet to the Paris City Government. They depict the different "impressions" of the lotus pond in Giverny in the morning, evening, noon, and under the shadow of trees. Come here when there are not many people, and just sit on the stool in the middle. It feels "really great."

It is about a picnic with a friend who has not seen each other for a long time. Piic, picnick. The new vernacular poem has been laughed at by many people (including Pu Yi). I think this doggerel is catchy, especially when it is a picnic on the banks of the Seine in Paris, in the Tuileries Garden, it should be called "picnick".

Pick a big tree, build a bench around it, and pull over a few garden chairs that suit your needs. Just like this, won’t both adults and children be happy?

An Chuyu and An Qingju also found a square courtyard surrounded by neatly trimmed plane trees and sat down. They found a few chairs, some for sitting and some for footstools, which was really a lot of trouble; then they spread out An Chuyu and An Qingju's simple lunch, and then they could enjoy the afternoon sun and the breeze between the shade of the trees.

The sun in Paris is scorching hot at noon. Standing in the sun makes it hard to open your eyes and your scalp goes numb. But sitting in the shade of a tree, you still feel a little cool and have to put on a thin coat!

After having enough food and drink, I watched groups of tour groups rushing through the Tuileries Gardens, some rushing to the Louvre, or rushing to the Place de la Concorde from the Louvre. Someone asked, "Are Chinese groups always like this?" The following photos are proof that the level of understanding and travel thinking of people all over the world are actually similar, so don't underestimate yourself.

Shame on you! After the picnic, An Chuyu and An Qingju were sleepy and wanted to go home to sleep. But driven by the "free today", An Chuyu and An Qingju went to visit the Rodin Museum. Sorry, Master! An Chuyu and An Qingju are just fake art lovers.

To get from the Tuileries Garden to the Rodin Museum, you have to "toughly" cross the Seine River, and then walk south along the street next to the Orsay Quai, passing the Air France headquarters and the Palais Bourbon, as well as some high-end buildings such as the Parliament Hall. It takes half a day to get there. Of course, you can also take the subway, but you have to walk for a while. In fact, the scenery along the way is pretty good, and the street is also very wide.

The Rodin Museum is actually Rodin's former residence. Rodin lived here for nearly ten years before his death. Before his death, he donated all his works to France, so the French government converted this mansion into the Rodin Museum. It can be seen that Rodin was already successful during his lifetime. This mansion, this environment, this location! (To be continued...)