Giverny, Claude Monet's home, was the subject of some of his most famous paintings. Monet was one of the artists known for starting the impressionism movement in France during the second half of the 19th century. Impressionism focused on capturing the aspects of nature and portraying nature as how the artist saw it. The movement involved looking at how the colors and light affected the scene, which was not a technique used beforehand in realism. Monet was an extraordinary artist and is still kn