French Impressionists show in Rome 5/10 - 5/1

(ANSA) - Rome, October 5 - Lights, colors, music and scents will be used in a multimedia show telling the stories of Impressionist painters and their bold style, with which they changed art history. The atmosphere of "French Impressionists: From Monet to Cezanne" is that of bohemian nineteenth-century Paris, overflowing with modernity, creativity and innovation. The exhibition opens on Friday and will run through January 5, 2019 in Palazzo degli Esami in the Italian capital. Mixing art and technology, the exhibition pays homage to the revolution brought in by Toulouse-Lautrec, Pissarro, Degas, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cross, Signac and Cézanne, masters of their art who went down in history for knowing how to portray fleeting instants of life, the wonders of nature and Paris streets and cafes brimming with activity, using their brushes and sensitivity. Following an initial educational part in which some panels illustrate the historical context and the biographies of the various painters, the show takes an unorthodox approach with famous paintings projected everywhere around - from the floors to the walls. Such works as "Impression, Soleil Levant" by Monet, "Le Déjeuner des Canotiers" by Renoir, "Les Baigneurs" by Cézanne and "Bal au Moulin Rouge" by Toulouse-Lautrec. The masterpieces are experienced all around the visitors, taken in sections and enlarged, projected in vivid colors and in contrast between shadows and light to amplify the immediacy of the style and every small detail of the brushstrokes. Visitors can expect to spend about an hour in the route planned out for the exhibition, divided into two large halls with background music by Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Offenbach and high-definition Sensory4 projectors. Meanwhile they can sit on large cushions for a more comfortable and contemplative vision if they so desire while seeking to understand the way in which French Impressionists "felt" the world that they saw around them.