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impressionism

/ɪmˈpreʃənɪzəm/noun

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    a style in painting developed in France in the late nineteenth century that uses colour to show the effects of light on things and to suggest atmosphere rather than showing exact details

    प्रभाववाद (चित्रकला शैली)

    • Monet is the most famous painter of impressionism.
    • Impressionism changed painting by focusing on light and colour instead of fine details.
    • Impressionism captures the play of light on water and fields.
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    • The art teacher showed us a picture from the age of impressionism.
    • Her paintings are influenced by impressionism.
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impressionist noun, adj.
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im·pres·sion·ism

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Keep the art-style words together: Impressionism (light and atmosphere), Cubism (Picasso, shapes broken into cubes), Surrealism (dream-like images), Realism (life as it really is).

कला-शैलियों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: Impressionism (प्रकाश और माहौल), Cubism (Picasso, घनों में टूटी आकृतियाँ), Surrealism (स्वप्न जैसे चित्र), Realism (जीवन जैसा वास्तव में है)।

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General knowledge

Impressionism began in France in the 1870s; famous Impressionist painters include Claude Monet ('Impression, Sunrise', which gave the movement its name), Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas.

Impressionism 1870 के दशक में फ़्रांस में शुरू हुआ; प्रसिद्ध Impressionist चित्रकारों में Claude Monet ('Impression, Sunrise', जिससे आंदोलन का नाम पड़ा), Pierre-Auguste Renoir और Edgar Degas शामिल हैं।