A wonderful insight into this transitionary phase of Renoir's work 🔍 Join Educator Belle Smith as she tells us more about Renoir's Impressionist masterpiece, 'The Umbrellas', which is currently on display at Leicester Museums & Galleries To celebrate our Bicentenary, 12 paintings from the collection are being lent to 12 venues across the UK, enabling people from all over the country to see some of the greatest works in the history of Western art. Learn more about 'National Treasures': https://b

As right as rain… ☂️ A leading painter of the Impressionist group, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born #OnThisDay in 1841. Celebrated for his scenes depicting pleasurable occasions, Renoir apparently shocked his teacher Gleyre by claiming, 'if painting were not a pleasure to me, I should certainly not do it'. Join us as we take a closer look at his atmospheric painting, ‘The Umbrellas’: https://bit.ly/2mVkL5d Uncover Renoir’s creativity, the obstacles he faced and his friendships he sustained, in thi