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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Timeline Game

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a prominent French artist known for his Impressionist paintings that captured the beauty of everyday life.

  • Players will learn about key events in Renoir’s life and career
  • They will place these events in the correct chronological order on a timeline
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  • February 25, 1841: Pierre-Auguste Renoir is born in Limoges, France
  • 1854: Renoir begins his artistic training at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris
  • 1860s: Renoir meets Claude Monet and other future Impressionist artists
  • 1881: Renoir's painting 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' is completed
  • 1890s: Renoir begins to experiment with a more abstract style in his paintings
  • 1890s: Renoir's health begins to decline due to rheumatoid arthritis
  • 1881: Renoir travels to Algeria in search of a warmer climate for his health
  • 1894: Renoir's son, Jean Renoir, is born
  • early 1900s: Renoir's work becomes more popular and he gains recognition as a leading Impressionist artist
  • 1877: Renoir's painting 'Bal du moulin de la Galette' is exhibited at the Salon des Independants
  • 1915: Renoir's wife, Aline Charigot, passes away
  • 1907: Renoir moves to the French Riviera for a milder climate
  • 1876: Renoir completes his famous painting 'Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette'
  • 1892: Renoir is awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government
  • 1874: Renoir's works are exhibited at the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris
  • 1869: Renoir's painting 'La Grenouillere' is completed
  • 1912: Renoir's health deteriorates further and he is confined to a wheelchair
  • 1918: Renoir's last major work, 'The Bathers', is completed
  • December 3, 1919: Pierre-Auguste Renoir passes away at the age of 78

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