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  • The Effect of Claude Monet’s Failing Eyesight in The Japanese Footbridge
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    The Effect of Claude Monet’s Failing Eyesight in The Japanese Footbridge

    Claude Monet was one of the first impressionists, and the paintings he completed at his house in Giverny are some of his most beloved works. Towards the end of his life, Monet developed cataracts in both his eyes, leading to a departure from his bright, soothing color palette into the more rich, robust colors seen in The Japanese Footbridge. Singulart…