Musee de l'Orangerie

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Many impressionist artworks of mainly French artists are exhibited in the Musee de l'Orangerie museum near the Tuileries gardens in Paris. Paintings from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century are on display in the museum, including works of art by Renoir, Picasso, Cézanne and many more. One of the highlight in the Musee de l'Orangerie is "Water Lilies" by Claude Monet. The subject of these large canvases is the water lilies in Monet's garden in Giverny. Light, the refraction of light and color play a major role in this series. They were made in the period 1914-1926, the last 15 years of his life.