This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

Study Materials

Below is a selection of images like many used in this class to illustrate developments in French culture. For more images, please visit the sites listed under Related Resources.

Exposition building Paris Exposition 1889.

Exposition building, Paris Exposition, 1889. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection.

Eiffel Tower and exposition buildings Paris Exposition 1889.

View of the Eiffel Tower and exposition buildings on the Champ de Mars as seen from Trocadéro Palace, Paris Exposition, 1889. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection.

Central Dome Paris Exposition 1889.

Central Dome, seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection.

Monet's Waterlilies Green Reflection Left Part 1916-1923.

Monet: Waterlilies, Green Reflection, Left Part 1916-1923; Orangerie, Paris. Image is taken from the WebMuseum Web site.