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Painters from Paris

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Culture French atheists Legion of Honour refusals 19th-century French women writers 19th-century French letter writers 19th-century French painters 18th-century French letter writers 20th-century male artists French Impressionist painters French women memoirists

Monet in England

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why the French impressionist Claude Monet painted the foggy Thames in central London more often than water lilies, haystacks or Rouen Cathedral.

27 June 2024

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Featuring: Karen Serres, Frances Fowle, Jackie Wullschläger

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Culture 19th-century French painters Legion of Honour refusals French Impressionist painters 20th-century male artists Painters from Paris French atheists 19th century 20th century France Painting
Vigée Le Brun

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the woman who painted Marie Antoinette around 30 times and became arguably the most successful portraitist of her age throughout Europe

25 June 2026

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Featuring: Rosalind Polly Blakesley, Robert Wenley, Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

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19th-century French painters 19th-century French letter writers 18th-century French letter writers 19th-century French women writers French women memoirists Painters from Paris 18th century 19th century France Painting