Claude Monet, a French painter who is often regarded as the most prolific
of the Impressionists, spent most of his career experimenting with the use of
color to simulate light. Visit the Paris WebMuseum's gallery of Monet's Houses
of Parliament series (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/parliament/).
This site contains four images of the Houses of Parliament as seen from his
window, captured at various times of day and during various weather conditions. a) Consider the color palette Monet used in each composition. Is it a limited
or broad color palette? What color schemes did he use in each of the paintings?
Did he use a harmonious palette? Is there one image in particular that stands
out above the others? Why? b) Although the subject matter is identical in each image, all images convey different emotions. What emotion does each image evoke? | 
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