Ten Paintings Capture Parisian Landmarks Through Artists' Eyes

A collection of ten paintings highlights famous landmarks in Paris. Among them is Jean-Georges Béraud's work from 1882–1886, featuring the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe, a tribute to Napoleon's achievements. Édouard Manet's 1860-1861 piece, Music in the Tuileries, located in London's National Gallery, portrays a concert attended by Parisians, including Charles Baudelaire. Childe Hassam's 1897 April, Quai Voltaire illustrates the bookshops lining the Seine. Johan Barthold Jongkind's 1853 Fire on Pont Neuf depicts the city’s oldest bridge. Jean-François Raffaëlli’s c. 1890 Boulevard Malesherbes utilizes Impressionist styles. Gustave Caillebotte’s c. 1880–1881 Boulevard Haussmann, Snow features a street named after Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Frank Myers Boggs painted the Opera Garnier, while Giovanni Boldini captured Place Pigalle in Bus on the Pigalle Place. Helena Sturtevant's 1914 Children in the Luxembourg Gardens showcases the garden alongside the Luxembourg Palace, and James Tissot's 1879–1880 At the Louvre illustrates visitors at the museum.