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Impressionist Paintings and The Musée d'Orsay with Marie Dessaillen
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The daughter of a sculptor, Marie has been surrounded by art ever since she was born. A native Parisienne, she holds an undergraduate degree in history and art history, with a specialty in iconography and French and Flemish paintings from the 16th to the 18th centuries. She also holds a Master's degree in museology from the Ecole du Louvre and one in Art History from the Sorbonne.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
Found it very informative, what I was able to see!
Marie brought to life the Impressionist Paintings thru her extensive knowledge of the artists and their works. I enjoyed understanding the backstory of the paintings and what techniques were used by the Impressionist painters.
It was a fantastic learning experience! Bravo.
Marie Dessaillen was terrific. her enthusiasm was infectious and her knowledge of her subject impressive. The presentation was very-well organized and her slides were captivating. Marie went "the extra mile' by extending her lecture due to the amount of material she had to [resent and the questions posed by her audience. i would highly recommend Marie Dessaillen for any future conversations without hesitation.
Marie Dessaillen was very engaging and knew her subject well. Her presentation flowed throughout explaining the progression of the impressionist movement.
Marie is an amazing teacher. I have attended a few of her Context talks, with more planned, and hope someday to do some touring with her in Paris. She has enormous breadth and depth of knowledge of her subject, and she shares it all with tremendous passion. Her talks routinely run up to 30 minutes over the allotted time, and no one leaves! Highly recommend!