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{{cquote| ''Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.''}}

{{cquote| ''Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.''}}

In 1862 Renoir began studying art under [[Charles Gleyre]] in [[Paris]]. Masters, particularly those of the 18th century, like [[Jean-Antoine Watteau|Antoine Watteau]], [[François Boucher]] and [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], influenced his own painting throughout his career. He studied the art of this masters visiting the Louvre. Finding a new inspiration in nature, he, as other impressionist artists, displayed vibrant light and color instead of the somber blacks that had dominated previous painting. [[Gustave Courbet]] had also an important influence in his work. In 1881, he traveled to Algeria, Spain and Italy; he met [[Titian]]'s masterpieces in Florence and the paintings of [[Raphael]] in Rome and Venice conquered him in a way that he will evoke in several canvases.

In 1862 Renoir began studying art under [[Charles Gleyre]] in [[Paris]]. Masters, particularly those of the 18th century, like [[Jean-Antoine Watteau|Antoine Watteau]], [[François Boucher]] and [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], influenced his own painting throughout his career. He studied the art of this masters visiting the Louvre. Finding a new inspiration in nature, he, as other impressionist artists, displayed vibrant light and color instead of the somber blacks that had dominated previous painting. [[Gustave Courbet]] had also an important influence in his work. In 1881, he traveled to Algeria, Spain and Italy; he met [[Titian]]'s masterpieces in Florence and the paintings of [[Raphael]] in Rome and Venice conquered him in a way that he will evoke in several canvases. allude simultaneously to the nudes of Rubens and Fragonard.

   

   

Renoir was a prolific painter with more than 4,000 paintings. Some art historians consider the following periods in Renoir's artworks: "The beginnings" 1858-1869, "Impressionism" 1870-1878, "dry" or "Ingres period" from 1881 to 1888 (a more decorative and traditional style), "the pearly period" after 1890 until 1897, Renoirs work moved in a new direction yet again... he returned to using thin brush strokes and became less concerned with outlines... epic nudes and domestic scenes", "... "late career" early twentieth century, Renoirs style changed again and he opted for stronger colors - often reds and oranges - and thick brush strokes... the female nude was a favorite subject of Renoirs and he depicted details of the scene through freely-brushed spots of color which fused his figures and their surroundings." [http://www.artble.com/artists/pierre-auguste_renoir/more_information/style_and_technique].  

Renoir was a prolific painter with more than 4,000 paintings. Some art historians consider the following periods in Renoir's artworks: "The beginnings" 1858-1869, "Impressionism" 1870-1878, "dry" or "Ingres period" from 1881 to 1888 (a more decorative and traditional style), "the pearly period" after 1890 until 1897, Renoirs work moved in a new direction yet again... he returned to using thin brush strokes and became less concerned with outlines... epic nudes and domestic scenes", "... "late career" early twentieth century, Renoirs style changed again and he opted for stronger colors - often reds and oranges - and thick brush strokes... the female nude was a favorite subject of Renoirs and he depicted details of the scene through freely-brushed spots of color which fused his figures and their surroundings." [http://www.artble.com/artists/pierre-auguste_renoir/more_information/style_and_technique]. The Rubenesque nudes he had been painting reached a level of unprecedented exaggeration in the twentieth century, culminating in the massive Bathers at the Musée d'Orsay ("The Bathers"). [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/augu/hd_augu.htm]

[[Image:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - By the Water.jpg|thumb|By the Water, 1880.]]

[[Image:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - By the Water.jpg|thumb|By the Water, 1880.]]

Before his death Renoir had a supreme triumph, he saw his portrait "[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Renoir_Madame_Charpentier.jpg Madame Georges Charpentier]" (1877), hanging in the Louvre.

Before his death Renoir had a supreme triumph, he saw his portrait "[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Renoir_Madame_Charpentier.jpg Madame Georges Charpentier]" (1877), hanging in the Louvre.

Some of his most famous paintings are: "[http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Pierre-Auguste_Renoir,_Le_Pont_des_Arts,_1867-1868.jpg Le Pont des Arts et l'Institut de France]", "[http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Renoir_The_Theater_Box_1874.jpg La Loge]", "The Swing", "[[Le Moulin de la Galette|Bal au Moulin de la Galette]]",  "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)", "The Luncheon of the Boating Party",  "Dance at Bougival",  "The Large Bathers" (1884-1887), and "The Bathers" ("Three Bathers", 1918-1919); this last subject appeared frequently in Renoir's oeuvre.

Some of his most famous paintings are: "[http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Pierre-Auguste_Renoir,_Le_Pont_des_Arts,_1867-1868.jpg Le Pont des Arts et l'Institut de France]", "[http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Renoir_The_Theater_Box_1874.jpg La Loge]", "The Swing", "[[Le Moulin de la Galette|Bal au Moulin de la Galette]]",  "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)", "The Luncheon of the Boating Party",  "Dance at Bougival",  "The Large Bathers" (1884-1887), and "The Bathers" ("Three Bathers", 1918-1919); Bathers subject appeared frequently in Renoir's oeuvre.

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