Claude Monet's garden at Giverny conjures up visions of water lilies and weeping willows, but how did the painter first settle in his house here? Show more

World War I rages, but in the quiet retreat of his gardens, the illustrious painter gets on with his new project. The canvases are getting bigger, part of 'la grande decoration'. Show more

Like others, Monet was always an Impressionist of the 'open air'. But his new works are so big, he must come inside to complete them. Show more

Monet's work on la grande decoration continues at pace. His great friend Georges Clemenceau wants the artist to donate some works to the state, and this causes problems! Show more

The artist's 'steely gaze' is threatened by the re-emergence of cataracts. He has a lifetime's aversion to doctors, but must keep painting. So what will happen? Show more