impressionnisme
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
impressionnismefrom the name of a famous painting by Claude Monet: 'Impression, Sunrise' (see illustration below). Louis Leroy, an art critic at Le Charivari, created the term 'Impressionist' in a scathing article about the painting, which the painters of the group then adopted for their subsequent exhibitions, hence the term 'Impressionism'.
Definitions
- peinture
- littérature
Plural
impressionnismes
Hyponyms
Translations
english:impressionism
italian:impressionismo
dutch:impressionisme
polish:impresjonizm
See also
impressionniste (adj.) impressionniste (cn.) impression (cn.) imprimer (v.) imprimeur (cn.) impressionnabilité (cn.) impressionnable (adj.) impressionnant (adj.) impressionner (v.) réimpression (cn.) réimprimer (v.) inimprimable (adj.) imprimage (cn.) imprimeuse (cn.) imprimable (adj.)