Claude Monet1840Birth of Claude Monet on November 14 in Paris
1845The family moves to Le Havre where Monet develops a reputation for the caricatures he loves to draw
1856Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin at Le Havre who plays a very important role in the development of his technique
Boudin encourages him to paint outdoors
1859Monet leaves for Paris and enters the 'Académie Suisse' where he probably meets Pissaro
1862Monet joins the studio of Charles Gleyre, a Swiss painter who lives in Paris
The studio attracts a large number of talented artists; he meets Bazille, Lepic, Renoir, Sisley
1863Monet discovers Manet's paintings at Martinet's where his work is exhibited, and paints outdoors with Bazille in the forest of Fontainebleau
1864Monet is visiting Boudin at Hon