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Curatorial Narrative The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice stands as a testament to Monet’s unwavering commitment to capturing the fugitive effects of light. Created in 1908, this work embodies the Impressionist ideal, distilling the essence of its subject into a harmonious marriage of color and atmosphere. The artist’s deliberate manipulation of brushstrokes and pigment yields an impasto texture that imbues the painting with a tactile quality, as if the very fabric of the scene were being revealed through the artist’s skilled hand. When enlarged to 62×44 inches, the palette’s soft pastels blue, pink, and purple tones begin to exert their influence on the surrounding environment. The chromatic structure of the painting assumes a spatial rhythm that echoes the grandeur of its subject, the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. As the eye navigates the composition, it becomes clear that Monet’s atmospheric weight has imbued the spac