Flights of Fancy | 3

Show notes

When the world says paint the past, Monet turns his back on it — quite literally. In 1867, he sets up his easel on a balcony of the Louvre, Paris behind him, revolution before him. As Haussmann’s boulevards transform the city, Monet dreams of transforming art to match it. In this episode, the stakes grow higher: Monet battles rival Manet for fame, dreams up paintings so massive they break him, and gambles everything on a single portrait of his muse — Camille. Success and scandal walk hand in hand, but when debts rise, friends grow silent, and a child is born into poverty, Monet’s flights of fancy come crashing down. Will he rise again — or drown in the city he painted so brilliantly?

"Monet - Century of Change" is a production by Studio Jot for the Museum Barberini Potsdam. Presenter: Alice Loxton Author: Janis Gebhardt Research: Erwin Hitzler and Max Radestock Sound design: Sufian Auda, Alexander Hemsen and Fabian Klinke Voice direction: Friederike Wigger Executive Producer for Studio Jot: Janis Gebhardt. Producer: Vanessa Neumann and Alex Hemsen Executive Producers for the Museum Barberini: Carolin Stranz and Achim Klapp. A production by Studio Jot for the Museum Barberini Potsdam.