@natalie.and.art: He painted it 30 times. Never once went inside. Monet rented an apartment across from Rouen Cathedral and spent two winters staring at the same wall. Not the stained glass. Not the nave. Just the façade. Just what the light did to it at 7am. At noon. In fog. In February. "Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." — his words, not mine. The cathedral was never the subject. Light was the subject. The cathedral was just something for the light to land on. Part 2 is about the painting from this series Monet kept until the day he died — never showed it, never sold it, never explained why. It's in Paris now. Follow so you don't miss it. 👇 🎨 I'm Natalie — I write about art, exhibitions, and the stories museums don't always tell you. Based in Europe, always in a gallery somewhere. #monet #impressionism

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